Breaks at work - is this legal?

[MeatLoaf]

Came into work today to find a new policy document to sign, which to date I have refused to do as I think they are trying to get round giving staff there legal entitlement to a 20 min uninterrupted rest break.

Things to note :

I am employed as a Sales Advisor, not a security guard or a surveillance operative.

When we are left alone for a full 8 hour shift ( at night for instance ) we can close the shop door and switch the pumps off so we get our legal break and there will be no customers to monitor.

And I have already been 'forced' into signing the 48 hour opt out despite saying I didn't want to sign it.

It says food and drink cannot be consumed in front of customers, but lower down says we have to sit at the till eating and reading magazine

 

[Xordium]

In this job in Australia?

 

[MeatLoaf]

Oh - I don't know why its upside down its ok on the preview

 

[RageQuit©]

 

[Syla5]

In this job in Australia?

Euro garages.......

Uk break regulations.........


Winning at reading the post

(Disregard sarcasm if you cannot see the pictures)

Op pics were not upsides down for me.

 

[tamzzy]

does ewtd not allow for 30mins every 4h?

 

[arknor]

In this job in Australia?

 

[Xordium]

Op pics were not upsides down for me.

Nice ninja!

 

[[TW]Fox]

I am employed as a Sales Advisor, not a security guard or a surveillance operative.

Seems fairly obvious what that means in the letter - you are all 3 if you are alone in the garage, for fairly obvious reasons.

 

[4T5]

Words, I have none to explain how I feel about you posting upside down pics.

*Wanders off shaking head*

 

[antijoke]

I'd be out of there like a bat out of hell.

 

[EGuitarStar]

I wouldn't take that, your company is upside down!

 

[G|mp]

No offence dude but is this the third thread about your crap job and things they make you do?

Get another job man

 

[Hyburnate]

Regarding the other document, you've signed it that means legally you've agreed no matter if you put up a fight or not.

How do your current breaks work? If you're interrupted in your break the previous time does not count towards the break IIRC.

 

[Pudney]

Regarding the other document, you've signed it that means legally you've agreed no matter if you put up a fight or not.

Well, you can opt out of the 48 hour rules but you are entitled to opt in again if you like. So just opt in.

 

[Sliver]

Time to curl one off on your bosses desk.

 

[Skeeter]

Its illegal to force you to opt out of the 48 hour working week, or treat you unfairly for not opting out.

 

[mattyfez]

Op needs to turn this situation on its head.

 

[Fuzz]

Compensatory rest breaks

Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the right to specific rest breaks. Compensatory rest breaks are the same length of time as the break (or part of it) that they’ve missed.

A worker may be entitled to compensatory rest if:

they’re doing security and surveillance-based work


If you don't have the right to specific rest breaks, or if you are a shift worker and as a result you have to work during what would normally be a rest period, you're still entitled to a rest period. This is called a compensatory rest break. This means that you can take the break at a later time. It should be taken within a reasonable time from when you missed the break and should last as long as a specific rest break would have lasted.
If you have missed a rest break
If you've missed a rest break to which you are entitled, your employer must make sure that there's no risk to your health and safety

 

[McPhee]

The breaks thing seems fair enough. B overrides A if you work at night, alone. You still get a break, you just can't leave the shop.

You can't lock up and go outside at night as this is a security risk. It's dark, there's a lot less people around and you have the keys to the station. You're an easy target.