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Minimum break between shifts?

  • 20-11-2009 11:49PM
    #1
    lisajane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 585 ✭✭✭


    What's the minimum break between shifts? I have read that its something like 10 or 11 hours or something. Is this true?

    Currently, we are getting 9 hours from when we finish on a friday and start again saturday morning. It used to be 10 hours but some people sees it that the earlier we're in, the earlier we're out.

    By the time I get home and wind down, I only get 6 hours sleep. This isn't enough for me and i can't physically do it anymore. I said this to the manager and nothing happen. I mean, we used to get 10 hours, why change it to 9 hours? Its the same work we do whatever time we're in. I don't know should I start sleeping it out, so they might get the hint.

    Is there anything I can do?


Comments

  • #2
    gerrycollins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭gerrycollins


    its supposed to be 12 hours but 11 is allowed so long as its only once and your over 18.

    if your management tough, place I used to work in I was home at 11pm and back out at 4:30 am following morning


  • #3
    mdebets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭mdebets


    You have a legal entitlement to an 11 hour break in every 24 hour period plus and additional 24 hour break once a week (or a48 hour break every 2 weeks). Look here.


  • #4
    Corruptedmorals
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,195 ✭✭✭Corruptedmorals


    It's 11 hours. It's a bit of a problem where I work, muppets always rostering people on the late one day (and therefore have to leave at 8- rest of us could be there till 9) and the early the next (7). My friend was shocked when I was giving out about how one day there was 2 of us left to finish up when 6 others got to leave- not their fault obviously- she had been dealing with 7 hours between shifts for months! And she's not contracted so can't say anything.


  • #5
    lisajane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 585 ✭✭✭lisajane


    Has anyone ever brought anything against their employer regarding not getting enough hours between shifts? Or can you?

    The worst thing about not getting enough sleep is that i get migraines. Real bad ones. So for the sake of missing out on 2 hours, every week i get a migraine due to lack of sleep. The problem is it doesn't hit me until after work. So i guess management couldn't give a fuk cause i've got the work done. But it affects my whole afternoon and evening off, which is meant to be the start of my weekend.


  • #6
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    It's 11 hours minimum, definitely.


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