Meal Breaks

[johnnyp]

Talking to a couple of Royal mail casuals at work today who started yesterday on 10 hour shifts 12.00-22.00 6 days a week for the next 5 weeks.
Meal breaks were spoke about and they told me that all they got yesterday were 30 mins over a 10 hour shift.
Is that right? That dont seem much for such a long day

[clashcityrocker]

‘Rest breaks at work’

If they work more than 6 hours a day, they have the right to one uninterrupted 20 minute rest break during their working day (this could be a tea or lunch break).

And it doesn't have to be paid.
I believe the Angard casuals last year worked 8hr 20 minutes/day for 8 hours pay.

[Pinky 1]

Talking to a couple of Royal mail casuals at work today who started yesterday on 10 hour shifts 12.00-22.00 6 days a week for the next 5 weeks.
Meal breaks were spoke about and they told me that all they got yesterday were 30 mins over a 10 hour shift.
Is that right? That dont seem much for such a long day

Legally it's right, and Royal Mail don't have to pay for the break either so those casuals may only be earning 9 1/2 hors pay too
Royal Mail employee's would be entitled to a 50 minute break (or a 30+20 min), and be paid for it.

[Lounge Lizard]

Twenty minutes break would probably be adequate if they're working in a Mail Centre but not if out on delivery.

[Rafiki]

In the Manchester Mail Centre we was given a 40 minute break. It wasn't split into 20 minutes breaks, I would have preferred that, as it only takes me 10 minutes to eat a sandwich and crisp :P. Then I'm bored, and must wait around, start work again and then do 5 hours straight without a break. A few of the lads just said they were going to the toilet, or had to take a quick phonecall and went and got theirselves a coffee.

00:40 - 01:20 was the break time, atleast for us in that centre.

[wamdue]

just had my first day, and for 8 hours, I got 1 hour break, and its paid.

[meggie]

just had my first day, and for 8 hours, I got 1 hour break, and its paid.

You are employed by an agency at Orton Southgate are you not? RM doesnt pay casuals meal breaks!!!

[wamdue]

just had my first day, and for 8 hours, I got 1 hour break, and its paid.

You are employed by an agency at Orton Southgate are you not? RM doesnt pay casuals meal breaks!!!

no im Royal Mail now.

writing it, what I said seems odd, but that is what the Royal Mail guy said to me, maybe I will double check tomorrow.

Odd if true.

[Pinky 1]

just had my first day, and for 8 hours, I got 1 hour break, and its paid.

You are employed by an agency at Orton Southgate are you not? RM doesnt pay casuals meal breaks!!!

no im Royal Mail now.

writing it, what I said seems odd, but that is what the Royal Mail guy said to me, maybe I will double check tomorrow.

Odd if true.

Well if you are Royal Mail you're only entitled to a 40 minute break. If you got away with an hours paid break good luck to you

[clashcityrocker]

Well if you are Royal Mail you're only entitled to a 40 minute break. If you got away with an hours paid break good luck to you

Unless he is in a Mail Centre. (In which case .......only ONE hour?)

[Pinky 1]

Well if you are Royal Mail you're only entitled to a 40 minute break. If you got away with an hours paid break good luck to you

Unless he is in a Mail Centre. (In which case .......only ONE hour?)

........ oh so true .......

[wamdue]

Well if you are Royal Mail you're only entitled to a 40 minute break. If you got away with an hours paid break good luck to you

Unless he is in a Mail Centre. (In which case .......only ONE hour?)

I am at Shrewsbury Avenue, Peterborough Outhouse. Package sorting mostly.