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How effective can they be if they don't have a lunch break, not to mention such issues as poor eating habits or employment law:eek:

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Excuse me I'm far more multi skilled than that. I know how to change an ink cartridge too :p

Entwisi I'm more MIS than IT but I ddn't want somebody to ask what MIS stands for :D. Mostly application support for accounting systems with some analysis and report writing. I suspect your environment is very techy compared to what I usually do. :)

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heh, yep, rather so based on the conf call I've just come off.... :D

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We're not allowed off site during our lunch breaks so we can't do any shopping or anything, got a canteen so no excuse to go out and buy food, reason for it is we get paid during our breaks and could be needed and expected to work but take lunch early/late, if we really need to go out we can get a pass which has to be handed in with your leaving time and arrival back time, this then gets deducted from your wage, think we get 3 x 25 min breaks a day but usually stretch these to about 45 mins - only work 3 1/3 days a week average over 3 week so plenty of time to do the shopping etc :)
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When i was working at gordon & brown in 1999 I didn't get a dinner break becouse I was classed as part time I worked from 8am till 2:30pm i was alwod a 10 min break for my breakfast that was it.

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at my last place i started at 8.30am, got 30 mins lunch and finished at 4pm..we were allowed a brew while we gave the kids their snack and could nick a bit of fruit... It nearly killed me, my half hour dinner was spent chain smoking lol

When i worked at holiday club we started at 8 and finished at 5.30, had lunch with the kids and took turns going for a fag lol

Working as a ta was best... i got the same breaks as the kids but was rota'd 2 breaks and a lunchtime on yard duty (always got to go for a fag first tho lol)

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bloody disgusting what employers get away with

because workers are so poorely thought of it gets forgotten that you are been paid to provide a service not to be dictated to and belittled

for every hour they pay you they probably make 10x if not more what they pay you and they also forget that just because they pay your wages they dont actualy own you

i can think of 1 factory that has banned talking or at least did while i was there and the way i see it is what right do they have to enforce that as long as the work gets done

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when i had me own business it was as n when i could fit one in, ya cant say to customers sod off i'm having me lunch.:)

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I have two jobs. I start one at 8.30am and finish at 11.30am...this is only 3 hrs so I don't get a break there.

I arrive at my second job at 11.45am, have 15 mins for my lunch and start work at 12noon.

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I think my team are quite lucky they officially get 1/2 hour but if they want to take longer ie they are meeting friends or need to go somewhere I'm fine with that as long as they don't take the p*** and abuse the situation, which they don't I just feel that if it is too rigid and set in stone than it can cause adverse effects within the office and as we all spend too much time at work as it is we may as well try and make it as pleasant as it can be

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The break on the 5 1/2hr day i work - i get 5 mins for a cig and thats it.

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jen i know the score, but thats unfair.:eek:

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I would ban you from talking as well :rolleyes::p

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We get decent breaks depending on how long your shift is.
If you work between 4 and 5 and a quarter hours you get 15mins,6 hours to 7 and a quarter 30 mins,8 hours you get an hour and 9 or more you get an hour and a half!
If you don't get all your breaks in they will either pay you for them or let you go early.