Breaks at work

monty-doggy

Hello
I was wondering if anyone knows the answer to this, I work shifts very often from about 8.30-6.45/7 pm although officially it's 9-6.

If my employer insists I take my hour lunch break at 10am or 11am and I'm still working until 6.30/7pm with no additional break is this legal?

I have asked to split my break but was told no.

I don't get any other breaks.

getmore4less

One 20min break is the law unless you are young.

It should not be at the beginning or the end I would say 10 is too early

Mid shift would be 1-2.


What about stopping such long shifts why are you working so much overtime?

are you getting your holiday for your full hours or just contractual

debrew

you are working from morning 9 to 6 and getting break only one time. you can ask your team leader to provide you an additional break. This is the right for any employe working in a company dude.

monty-doggy

I work in retail store opens at 9 and I have to be in to get ready and set up before then. Cashing up and tidying the store means I'm often there until 7pm I'm salaried so I only get paid 9-6. I'm a manager so the overtime doesn't bother me but I'm pregnant and struggling going 6 hours or more without a rest break but my manager has said no additional breaks and I can't split them.

Takeaway_Addict

debrew wrote: »

you are working from morning 9 to 6 and getting break only one time. you can ask your team leader to provide you an additional break. This is the right for any employe working in a company dude.

You can ask but there is no statutory legal obligation to provide another break.

Though most reasonable employers would.

Takeaway_Addict

monty-doggy wrote: »

I work in retail store opens at 9 and I have to be in to get ready and set up before then. Cashing up and tidying the store means I'm often there until 7pm I'm salaried so I only get paid 9-6. I'm a manager so the overtime doesn't bother me but I'm pregnant and struggling going 6 hours or more without a rest break but my manager has said no additional breaks and I can't split them.

Do they know you're pregnant? If they do it seems rather stupid and I would suspect boardering on discrimination (though not sure).

Can you goto HR and ask it's added into the risk assessment?

monty-doggy

Yes they know I'm pregnant. My manager hadn't completed a risk assessment herself. I told her I was pregnant three or four weeks ago and last week the company health and saftey manager walked in, and could see I'm pregnant and asked if a risk assessment had been done. I told her no, and about half an hour later my manager made someone junior to me quickly rush and fill in a risk assessment. No considerations for me were made, just boxes ticked.

WestonDave

Given that you are pregnant, then the requirements to consider your health and safety would suggest that asking to split your breaks on "health" grounds (i.e. because you are getting tired working that length) would seem reasonable and their refusal potentially unreasonable. https://www.gov.uk/working-when-pregnant-your-rights I would be tempted to make a formal request for a more even split of the day citing your pregnancy and their need to make reasonable consideration of the health and safety issues that arise as a result.

monty-doggy

Thank you, that's good advice

Takeaway_Addict

WestonDave wrote: »

Given that you are pregnant, then the requirements to consider your health and safety would suggest that asking to split your breaks on "health" grounds (i.e. because you are getting tired working that length) would seem reasonable and their refusal potentially unreasonable. https://www.gov.uk/working-when-pregnant-your-rights I would be tempted to make a formal request for a more even split of the day citing your pregnancy and their need to make reasonable consideration of the health and safety issues that arise as a result.

I agree, I would also suggest that if your manager doesn't allow it to go over their head. You might hack them off but better safe than sorry.

ohreally

monty-doggy wrote: »

about half an hour later my manager made someone junior to me quickly rush and fill in a risk assessment. No considerations for me were made, just boxes ticked.

The risk assessment is required to be "suitable and sufficient" - is it.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3242/regulation/3/made

http://www.hse.gov.uk/MOTHERS/law.htm