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Dinner break

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Fantomas
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Dinner break

Post by Fantomas »

On a 39hr pw contract,how long's my break meant to be?

I've been quoted from 15mins to 1hr,depending on which manager/employee i ask.
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Re: Dinner break

Post by mandelsons_toenail »

39 minutes
Fantomas
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Re: Dinner break

Post by Fantomas »

Excellent,thanks a lot :Very Happy
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Re: Dinner break

Post by POSTMAN »

40 mins.
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Re: Dinner break

Post by baldrick »

Depends on length of attendance:
5-7 hours = 30 minutes.
7 hours 1 minute - 8 hours 59 minutes = 40 minutes

Way Forward Agreement 2000
Section 5. Meal Breaks
(It's in the downloads section on this site).