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Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

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Dan jack
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Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by Dan jack »

Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

You can only work 11 hours a day.

Say for example you start at

5am = you have be back at the office by 4pm.
5:30am = You have be back at the office by 4:30pm
6am = You have be back at the office by 5pm

And so on

Do all offices follow this rule ????
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by SpacePhoenix »

Must just be a delivery thing as in MCs a few shifts are 12hr long
jessicarabbit
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Re: Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by jessicarabbit »

The 11 hour thing is break between shifts. If you finish at 8pm can't start next day before 7. We enforce it but not sure how company wide it is enforced
Navalron
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Re: Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by Navalron »

jessicarabbit wrote:
04 Dec 2025, 23:18
The 11 hour thing is break between shifts. If you finish at 8pm can't start next day before 7. We enforce it but not sure how company wide it is enforced
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tramssirhc
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Re: Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by tramssirhc »

Dan jack wrote:
04 Dec 2025, 21:25
Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

You can only work 11 hours a day.

Say for example you start at

5am = you have be back at the office by 4pm.
5:30am = You have be back at the office by 4:30pm
6am = You have be back at the office by 5pm

And so on

Do all offices follow this rule ????
The limit on the working day is not 11 hours. The rest period between shifts is a minimum of 11 hours but this can be varied.
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Beanyjazz
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Re: Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by Beanyjazz »

It only matters if you have to drive for more than 4 hours. You still need an 11 hour break between shifts.

I used to do Mon-Fri 13 hours and 4 on a Saturday when it was Christmas. We got pulled because we were driving more than 4 hours (I think 8/9 hours was on collection driving), but because it was Christmas they let it go.

I imagine some offices care, some don't. But all offices share one thing, can break the rules 'when it suits'.
Dano boy
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Re: Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by Dano boy »

You can actually do a 14 hour shift if you correctly work your rest either side
clashcityrocker
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Re: Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by clashcityrocker »

Beanyjazz wrote:
05 Dec 2025, 11:19

I imagine some offices care, some don't. But all offices share one thing, can break the rules 'when it suits'.
My guess is that managers are so poorly trained and the business is so amateurish that most of them are blissfully unaware of the Working Time Directive and anything contained within it.
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Tman
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Re: Are all offices strict on the 11 hour working rule ???

Post by Tman »

No-one (staff or management) GAF, and never have done.
Christmas arrangements for the last 25 year or so prove that.
Used to sign a piece of paper "waiving" the rule, but don't seem to even bother with that anymore.