Is this legal ?

DCFC79

fengirl wrote: »

I can see that standing at a till, swigging on a bottle might not be the image the supermarket wants to project.

ive worked in a supermarket and the checkout management have allowed the staff to keep a drink nearby especially in this heat, i think it amy depend on the checkout supervisor/manager who is in on the day, what do other management think about ti, is there not a staff council rep who could bring it up at the next staff council meeting, its not nice being sat on a till for hours with no drink, its murder,

Bamber19

Wakey2008 wrote: »

...but as far I'm aware going 6 hours without a break isn't legal. To my knowledge you are entitled to a break at least every four hours.

The rules are (in most cases) that your are entitled to a 20 minute break if you are expected to work more than 6 hours at a stretch. For under 18's it is a half hour if expected to work more than 4 and a half hours. What this basically means is that since msot 9 to 5 jobs have their lunch break bang in the middle then the common tea break in the morning and afternoon are simply a contractual privilege.

liney

Bamber19 wrote: »

The rules are (in most cases) that your are entitled to a 20 minute break if you are expected to work more than 6 hours at a stretch. For under 18's it is a half hour if expected to work more than 4 and a half hours. What this basically means is that since msot 9 to 5 jobs have their lunch break bang in the middle then the common tea break in the morning and afternoon are simply a contractual privilege.

But as pointed out, this was a Health and Safety concern, not a Working Time Regulation issue.

AndyInYorks

I used to be a checkout supervisor in Sainsburys years ago, and when it was hot either me or the manager would get a bottle of orange squash and make everyone a drink.

And when it was winter and we were open 24 hours (only Friday nights) I used to make the checkout operators a cup of tea.

I doubt it was company policy but happy staff = happy customers and all that jazz.

We did once give everyone free ice creams but that was because the freezers packed in and it seemed criminal to throw them all away. We gave those to the customers too. And passers by. Nobody complained!

Bamber19

liney wrote: »

But as pointed out, this was a Health and Safety concern, not a Working Time Regulation issue.

Indeed, but the statement I was quoting was wrong, no harm in educating someone.