My first employee - working hours

[Davescay]

Hi

 

I've just took on my first employee as an apprentice. Normally i've used subbies and pay by days rate, we work through the day and eat when on the road.

 

What working week do most people use? I work on 8-5 Mon-Fri which works out at 45hours. Do people take breaks off that to 40 hours paid a week? 37.5hours seems to be a common week but what hours do you do to get that number

 

I've had a quick look at working time regs and from what i can see he will get a 20 minute break each day which i don't have to pay him for.

 

Your thoughts on this will be much appreciated

[Luckyeleven]

Im pretty sure if you work 8 hours you are legally entitled to a total of an hours break over the duration of the day, unpaid.

[Davescay]

Copy from gov.uk

 

Rest breaks at work

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

[john p]

Hi

 

 

 

I've just took on my first employee as an apprentice. Normally i've used subbies and pay by days rate, we work through the day and eat when on the road.

 

 

 

What working week do most people use? I work on 8-5 Mon-Fri which works out at 45hours. Do people take breaks off that to 40 hours paid a week? 37.5hours seems to be a common week but what hours do you do to get that number

 

 

 

I've had a quick look at working time regs and from what i can see he will get a 20 minute break each day which i don't have to pay him for.

 

 

 

Your thoughts on this will be much appreciated

 

 

Tbh I reckon it's a bit tight to not pay someone for their one break of the day, seems a bit mercenary

[Mark Bolam]

Arb never really works like that.

 

(Edit -posted before John P).

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

[Luckyeleven]

Yea, sorry for misinforming you, I've just been looking there, seems shocking to me.

especially in an industry where fatigue can have a big part in peoples ability to make good decisions.

I would think pretty carefully about only providing 20 Mins break to someone, especially considering that during those breaks workers are entitled to a lot of other things that are often overlooked in this industry. e.g toilets, hot water, drinking water

[Davescay]

From how used to work. It was 15 mins every 4 hours then 30 mins for lunch, all unpaid, that then makes up a 40hr paid week based on 8-5.

 

I'm just confused as to what to class working hours as and what you pay when taking breaks off.

[hamdogg]

All that not paying for 20min breaks! Is ridiculous! Your at work you should be paid from getting to yard to leaving

[Will Heal]

Just pay him a day rate, give him enough time to eat his lunch at least, and he will have to fit in with your way of working he will get used to it. Some days are easier than others right?

[Davescay]

I fully apreciate that the 20 min rule is very mean, however do people on here pay their guys for the full shift. i.e 8-5 then 9 hours so 45hr week?