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Posted By Roger Walmsley
was talking to my girlfriend last night and she told me that her boss at
the nursery has told them as of Monday they will not be allowed to have a
morning and evening brew!!! I mean i for one could not function without a
brew!!
The Nursery staff all work from roughly 8am to about 5 to half 5pm. They get
half an hour lunch (which i know is ok).
However the question is what are they exact regulations on how long you are
allowed for a brew? I thought it was something like 10min for every 4 hours
work you do, not including lunch break as you dont get paid for that.
Her boss even stated that they are not having a brew no matter what the law
says.
So recap what are:
1. The regulations for how long a brew you get
2. What the employer has to provide for your break (ie brew room etc.)
3. If he refuses to give then who would you report it to? (ie Government
Health and safety?)
Also please could i have the regs that cover this in full and dummies version with just the facts.
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Posted By Peter Lee
Roger,
The Working Time Regulations 1998 state you are allowed a 20 minute break if you work six hours or more, 30 minutes for young workers, however it does not stipulate that it has to be a paid break, for example you could be made to have an unpaid break during your shift then stay at work an extra 20 mins at the end of the shift to make up the defecit.
The employer has to provide suitable and sufficient rest facilities. Workplace (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 Regulation 25
Report it to your Local Environmental Health Department, who should look at it symathetically.
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Posted By Peter Lee
Oh forgot to mention entitlements to
(1) daily rest
(2) weekly rest
(3) rest breaks
(4) paid annual leave
are dealt with by Employment tribunals.
Workplace Regulations are enforced by the Local Authority in a Nursery.
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Posted By LittleBG
Hi Roger
A worker is entitled to an uninterupted break of 20 minutes when daily working time is more than 6 hours. It should be a break in working time and should not be taken at the start or end of the working day. It should not overlap with a workers daily rest period (11 consecutive hours between each working day).
The Working Time Regulations do not specify whether breaks should be paid or not.
Dont know if this information helps or just adds to the confusion.
Cheers & Happy New Year!!!
Regards
Brian
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Posted By Diane Thomason
This boss sounds like a right charmer. If he's the sort of boss who "stated that they are not having a brew no matter what the law says" maybe it would be worth finding out what other H&S/welfare/employment law he is breaching or intends to?
I bet the nursery workers are not in a trade union?
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Posted By Martyn Hendrie
As it happens i had to look this up the other day. The best web site I found was
[http://www.unifi.org.uk/research/rightsatwork/dailyrest.htm]
It confirms what other respondants have said but also gives some information on tea breaks and changing conditions of employment.
Hope that this helps
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