Pay for eye breaks?

[Kimr]

Anyone know if we get paid for eye breaks and 30 min breaks?

[daveyeff]

wtf is an 'eye' break??

[ass asin]

do u want a break? eye (aye)

[Kimr]

Oh, I thought mdec were only data entry Keyers. We get a ten min break every hour to give our eyes a break.

[buster01]

so by rights the opgs should get a 10min break every hour from bad lighting and constantly reading addresses! just a thought

[TrueBlueTerrier]

so by rights the opgs should get a 10min break every hour from bad lighting and constantly reading addresses! just a thought

Sorry No. Its not the bad lighting or reading addresses that's is the criteria but the VDU (Eye Strain) and typing (RSI)

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