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Few questions regarding breaks at work and p45

Hi peeps thought i would write these questions in the same thread... I really need some help

1. I have not recieved my p45 from my previous employer I have written to him he said he wrote back saying he will send it with my lady month wage slip and he hasn't it had been over a month now I realy don't know what to do???

2. I have started a new job in a nursery (day care) I'm working 10 hour days with half hour lunch and no other breaks is this allowed??

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  • Judas
    Judas Posts: 325 Forumite
    1. Chase it up but be patient. They may issue them once a month and only after the final salary payment.
    2. Yes perfectly legal.
  • Googlewhacker
    Googlewhacker Posts: 3,887 Forumite
    Judas wrote: »
    1. Chase it up but be patient. They may issue them once a month and only after the final salary payment.
    2. Yes perfectly legal.

    As above...
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  • LittleVoice
    LittleVoice Posts: 8,974 Forumite
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    edited 10 June 2010 at 7:23PM
    roses_babe wrote: »
    2. I have started a new job in a nursery (day care) I'm working 10 hour days with half hour lunch and no other breaks is this allowed??

    How many days do you work each week?

    If you work five (or more) days a week that is 50 (or more) hours a week (assuming the half-hour is outside the ten hours).

    Unless you have opted out of the 48-hour week regulations in the WT Regs then that would not be lawful.

    The employer cannot insist you sign an opt-out and it would be unfair if they dismissed you because you would not sign.

    There is also the possibiity that your hours could exceed 48 hours for a few weeks but on average would not exceed it and so that would be lawful.

    (Of course, you may have employers who are well aware of what they are doing and are giving you the half-hour break in a total 10-hour shift in order for your hours to total just 47.5 hours a week.)
  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
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    If you don't have a P45, your new employer should ask you to complete a P46
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  • andy208833
    andy208833 Posts: 279 Forumite
    Premier wrote: »
    If you don't have a P45, your new employer should ask you to complete a P46

    Just moved jobs myself and the above is exactly what happened while i wait for my P45. My old employer told me that my P45 would be issued next monthly pay day for my old company.
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