How strict are you meal breaks?

[qwerty2]

“ Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long as:

the break is taken in one go somewhere in the middle of the day (not at the beginning or end)”

https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work/taking-breaks

[claretandblue]

We have 20 at the end, it's up to us when we have the rest.

[A2B]

RM's meal break rules are so vague and I'd guess in certain cases must be breaking some rules.

People eating and drinking in their van is hardly taking a break away from the workplace.

Don't even start about the lack of toilet facilities while out on delivery, probably not a postie out there who hasn't been busting for the toilet in the middle of nowhere

[SMS1969]

We have 20 at the end, it's up to us when we have the rest.

Same at ours.

[qwerty2]

RM's meal break rules are so vague and I'd guess in certain cases must be breaking some rules.

People eating and drinking in their van is hardly taking a break away from the workplace.

Don't even start about the lack of toilet facilities while out on delivery, probably not a postie out there who hasn't been busting for the toilet in the middle of nowhere

Go back to the office - it’s their problem

[A2B]

Go back to the office - it’s their problem

Yeah that's fine if you happen to be in a van that day

[moonjaguar]

What happens if you need the toilet on an HCT walk and there is nowhere to go? Can you walk 20 minutes back to the office and then later cut off when your time runs out? Or does that count as a break? Or if on a new contract and you have no break, what's the policy?

[steve1873]

Not strict at all where I am. I ALWAYS have my full 40 mins before leaving office.

[A2B]

What happens if you need the toilet on an HCT walk and there is nowhere to go? Can you walk 20 minutes back to the office and then later cut off when your time runs out? Or does that count as a break? Or if on a new contract and you have no break, what's the policy?

That's my point there is no policy that I know of, and before anyone says there should be places noted in the walk logs that hasn't been a thing in our office for years.

I would never use that time as my break

[Mr Rush]

What happens if you need the toilet on an HCT walk and there is nowhere to go? Can you walk 20 minutes back to the office and then later cut off when your time runs out? Or does that count as a break? Or if on a new contract and you have no break, what's the policy?

Time for a toilet break is/was supposed to be built into the duty to the nearest designated toilets. Ten minutes should be reserved, though like the thirty for WTLL on a Tuesday it's just been filled by more work.

[60091]

Rarely ever take a break no time on 10hr days !!, claim it on overtime!

[Wullie10]

What happens if you need the toilet on an HCT walk and there is nowhere to go? Can you walk 20 minutes back to the office and then later cut off when your time runs out? Or does that count as a break? Or if on a new contract and you have no break, what's the policy?

Ive done this before. 15 minutes walked back to the office and 15 minutes walked back to the round. Half an hour to have a pee. And a manager who sits in a office doesn't understand why you can't complete.

[Seymour Buts]

20 off the end and then it's not really policed. People take it in the van, go home in they live close enough, McDonald's or anywhere else frankly. Our bosses are sound if they know you're putting it in and not lead-swinging.