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Lunchbreak Entitlement?
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I am now temping for a property company as Front of House receptionist, working hours 8am-5pm.
The lady who trained me said I do not get a lunch break but can eat on reception. I brought this up with the HR person and she said I can go and sit on the sofas in reception and walk around. But even if I did this, the phones still need answering and visitors greeted.
What do employment laws say about a lunch break, and what defines a 'break'?
The lady who trained me said I do not get a lunch break but can eat on reception. I brought this up with the HR person and she said I can go and sit on the sofas in reception and walk around. But even if I did this, the phones still need answering and visitors greeted.
What do employment laws say about a lunch break, and what defines a 'break'?
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After 6 hours you must take a minimum of 20 minutes for a break but it is unpaid. If it is unpaid then you can leave the premises unless you work in say a care home where it is impractical. Working Time Regulations are very clear about this
00:30 Sun 12th Feb 2017
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The Regulations do NOT say folk can leave the premises. They say, "Rest breaks
12.—(1) Where an adult worker’s daily working time is more than six hours, he is entitled to a rest break.
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(3) Subject to the provisions of any applicable collective agreement or workforce agreement, the rest break provided for in paragraph (1) is an uninterrupted period of not less than 20 minutes, and the worker is entitled to spend it away from his workstation if he has one."
The break can be away from the workstation, it need NOT be outwith the premises.
12.—(1) Where an adult worker’s daily working time is more than six hours, he is entitled to a rest break.
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(3) Subject to the provisions of any applicable collective agreement or workforce agreement, the rest break provided for in paragraph (1) is an uninterrupted period of not less than 20 minutes, and the worker is entitled to spend it away from his workstation if he has one."
The break can be away from the workstation, it need NOT be outwith the premises.