legal lunch break law

SarEl

LadyMissA wrote: »

but what I am saying is 10am is not mid point, is it

The mid point of what? There has to be a beggining and an end to determine a mid point!

Hammyman

minimod wrote: »

thankyou hammyman, i throught it was 6 hours from start of shift as you said, but the routing program is griving us the break after 6 hours of driving, not taking into consideration loading time. yes i am driving a transit size van.

Yes, as you thought it is 6hrs WORK, not 6hrs driving time.

When I first started driving lorries, I used to get so stressed about not meeting delivery schedules I'd make myself ill.

And then I learned that it doesn't matter. Get there in the best time you can and within the rules. If you are late, you are late and they'll either take it or send it back. Nobody will thank you for breaking the law/regs to meet a schedule but when the brown stuff hits the fan, you can be assured you'll get the blame for breaking them.

minimod

very very true, hammyman we are expected to do up to 120 drops!!, the new system works out the time between each drop, not allowing any spare time for traffic, customer not in (writing not in cards), waiting for them to answer the door, etc. we are suppost to keep to the time set for us.
just wanted to say to work that there program is illegal as by 12 i need a break or mistakes will be made. cheers

Hammyman

Is this for City Link? The City Link driver who collects from me was saying they'd brought out such a wonderful system in the last several months.

120 drops? Stuff that. I did 70 drops in a day in a 7.5 tonner for a fortnight on agency and it was enough to convince me to spend £2000 to upgrade my Cat C to Cat C+E to ensure I never had to do it again.

Fergie76

LittleVoice wrote: »

7.30 to 5.30 - 10-hour day and then less at least 30 mins "lunch" break, so 9.5 hours

7.30 start, lunch break at 1.30 is 6 hours into work
lunch say till 2 pm
3.5 hours left till end of shift

perfectly legal

you are entitled to a break if your shift lasts longer than 6 hours (and 9.5 hours fits that category)

as long as the break is not too near to the start or end of a shift (and 3.5 hours doesn't seem too close to the end), then it's fine

BUT I'm not au fait with rules for drivers which, probably depending on the size of the vehicle, may be more prescriptive than that

But OP said they start at 6am, not 7-30am.

pmlindyloo

Have a look here:

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/e_rest_breaks_at_work.pdf

minimod

thats the one hammyman, i wish id gone for cat c+e, but so many experienced drivers out of work at the moment. its a big gamble going for it then not being employed cos i avent got the experience.

cheers pmlindyloo, its says couriers are exempted from the standard law.

Hammyman

pmlindyloo wrote: »

Have a look here:

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/e_rest_breaks_at_work.pdf

Is not the correct answer. The OP is a driver and therefore comes under the RTD (Mobile Workers) which shares some similarities with the WTD but has different requirements for rest periods, one being that it is a minimum of 30 minutes and not 20 no more than 6hrs after starting work. Other differences are on daily and weekly rest periods.