Can my company deduct some overtime even though they didnt allocate a break within 8h

Acc72 · 3 April 2013 at 2:46PM

getmore4less wrote: »

The real issue here is HR throwing their weight about with the employee and not the manager.

The approved time sheet was what the person worked they should be paid for it.

It sounds as though the OP's contract states that breaks are unpaid.

If the OP starts work at 9 am and finishes work at 5 pm (i.e. 8 hours) then the company would be mad to pay 8 hours as they are effectively endorsing the fact that employees are not taking a break (either officially or unofficially).

As somebody asked previously, it sounds as though this practice is common within the company. It could be that the OP has 8 jobs a day, each taking an hour and he chooses to work straight through (and go home at 5 pm) rather than taking a half hour break and finishing at 5:30 pm.

As the OP has worked there for 3 years, why has this become a problem now ?

sammyjammy · 3 April 2013 at 3:01PM

Not sure why everyone is having a go at the OP, the Manager is getting 8 hours of work, they booked the appts in. The issue is the Manager not giving the OP the opportunity to take the mandatory break. The OP is not at fault and as he says it's being sorted, hopefully the manager has learnt a lesson.