Exploitation and no lunch hour.

teajug

An employer told a friend of mind that she could not leave the floor to use the toilets until she first locate a manager and got permission. After she found a manager on a large shop floor she would have had to cross a large shop floor area to get to a slow lift to take her up to three floor above her floor to get to the toilets that’s if she was not stopped by a customer before she got to the lifts and she would have to help the customer before she could proceed to the lifts, as it would be a dismissal if she would not first deal with the customer.

Poor thing she had a bladder problem and it was hell for her she ended up wearing pads just in case she could not get a manager or make it to the toilets in time.

Also as for a drink of water it was hell aslo in the summer time, as there was not water for employee available on her floor and as it was warm as this was double warm compared to outside due to the strong lights on in her store especially around the counter area. She was once told to buy bottle water from the store and drink it in her break time
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ILW

bit different to the OP who appears to be a fit and healthy young person who cannot go for more than 4 hours without a sit down meal without suffering some sort of crises.

teajug

ILW wrote: »

bit different to the OP who appears to be a fit and healthy young person who cannot go for more than 4 hours without a sit down meal without suffering some sort of crises.

Appearance can be deceptive as majority of people with disabilities are not visible, I assume that people with disability do not have their disability plaster on their forehead for manager to see it.



Also women that have had children end up with some sort of bladder problems, but you are obviously a man and are ignorant of that fact.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]

glasgowdan

Amazed at how many people haven't even read the OP's words. People who work at this place 9-5 don't get a break either, it's irrelevant if he only did a 5hr shift.

My question is why on earth are you doing 4 week's voluntary work?

Sambucus_Nigra

glasgowdan wrote: »

Amazed at how many people haven't even read the OP's words. People who work at this place 9-5 don't get a break either, it's irrelevant if he only did a 5hr shift.

My question is why on earth are you doing 4 week's voluntary work?

However, the OP is not employed, and hence can't be sacked even if he did work a 9-5 shift and took a break.

dandelionclock30

I'd be damned if I'd wear incontinence pads because an employer was being difficult about toliet breaks.Surely the lady in question should have got her union onto this?
If you've got to go you have to go and an employer should get someone to cover you for a couple of minutes.You cant be sacked for needing the loo and if a person needed to go more than often due to a medical condition then surley the employer has to make adjustments for medical issues.
Your friend should have given the employer a letter from the DR.
I mean employers cant have their staff wetting themselves, its a matter of dignity.

Sambucus_Nigra

The OP made no mention of toilet breaks being an issue.

dandelionclock30

The Poster Teajug does see above.

Sambucus_Nigra

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

The Poster Teajug does see above.

Yes, but the poster teajug's friend should take out a grievance if this is the case; whereas the OP is not employed and so the normal 'rules' do not apply.

paulmapp8306

Martynb_ wrote: »

No-one can work at full capacity for 12 hours. Learn some basic physiology.

yur talking Bol**Cks

im in the Army - and on ops you often work that long in a MUCH harder physical environment than you with little or no food - and for days on end !!!

I may be late to this - and have only got to page 2 but the OP is comming accross to me as someone who WANTS something not NEEDS it. it seems hes never tried !!

Ultimately IF you work an 8 hour shift you are ENTITLED to a break - be it only 20 mins. You need to pack something you can eat in that time that will replanish you energy levels - simple. Its the law and on a phisiological level perfectly possible, providing you eat a breakfast of the right type before yor shift and a propper mean after.

What you need to do the gym thing isnt the employers responsibility to give you. If at the end of a LEGAL working day with theLEGAL breaks your too exausted to go to the gym - tough. go later and rep[lanish your energy before hand.

IF the employer breaks the law by not giving you your entitled breaks then fine - bring it up. If you get sacked take him to tribunal, and if he refuses to give the break then report him. However you cant force him to give you the breaks you THINK you need to eat properly. he only has to give you the legal minimum.

The OP really needs to come to terms with what is LEGAL, what (physiologically) his body NEEDS and what he THINKS it needs. Also to come to terms with the fact wroking can be physically tough - and he may not have the energy to go to the gym after - tough. thats life. if your that exausted after work you probably dont need to go to the gym anyway.