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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Here's a question I want to ask.

If you were on a morning shift for 5 hours and did 4 hours of the shift without a break, would you still ask for a break or would you ask to go home an hour early instead?

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

An hour break?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

An hour break on a 5 hour shift?

I want your job!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You get an hour break for a 5 hour shift? I need a job like that!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

The break would be 30 mins

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I work 6 hours no break. Often 7.

I'd LOVE a break every 4

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Here's a question I want to ask.

If you were on a morning shift for 5 hours and did 4 hours of the shift without a break, would you still ask for a break or would you ask to go home an hour early instead?"

Come home early, it’s only 5 hours.

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By *lceeWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

I wouldn’t get a break until I’m six hours in so there’d be no chance! What job is this of which you speak?

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By *W ChapMan
over a year ago

Swindon


"Here's a question I want to ask.

If you were on a morning shift for 5 hours and did 4 hours of the shift without a break, would you still ask for a break or would you ask to go home an hour early instead?"
Technically yes, but would really depend on the work situation. Lot's of people don't take breaks and eat/drink at their desks nowadays.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I wouldn’t get a break until I’m six hours in so there’d be no chance! What job is this of which you speak? "

Any in retail I think

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Here's a question I want to ask.

If you were on a morning shift for 5 hours and did 4 hours of the shift without a break, would you still ask for a break or would you ask to go home an hour early instead?

Come home early, it’s only 5 hours. "

I was thinking the same as it would be pointless going on a break after 4 hours and then come back to finish the last bit of the shift

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

After 4 hrs your entitled to 15mins break not a bloody hr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

According to the GOV.UK site, if you're over 18 you're only entitled to a break if you're working six hours+ and a break should be taken in the middle of the shift and not at the start or the end.

It's only five bloody hours.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"After 4 hrs your entitled to 15mins break not a bloody hr"

I never mentioned a full hour break

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"According to the GOV.UK site, if you're over 18 you're only entitled to a break if you're working six hours+ and a break should be taken in the middle of the shift and not at the start or the end.

It's only five bloody hours. "

Funny how in my job, I can get a break if my shift is over 4 hours

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"After 4 hrs your entitled to 15mins break not a bloody hr

I never mentioned a full hour break"
I think people inferred it from what you said.

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"According to the GOV.UK site, if you're over 18 you're only entitled to a break if you're working six hours+ and a break should be taken in the middle of the shift and not at the start or the end.

It's only five bloody hours.

Funny how in my job, I can get a break if my shift is over 4 hours"

What is your job ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is there a specific time you should have taken your break?

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"Here's a question I want to ask.

If you were on a morning shift for 5 hours and did 4 hours of the shift without a break, would you still ask for a break or would you ask to go home an hour early instead?"

This is why it seems that you suggested an hour break after four hours .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"According to the GOV.UK site, if you're over 18 you're only entitled to a break if you're working six hours+ and a break should be taken in the middle of the shift and not at the start or the end.

It's only five bloody hours.

Funny how in my job, I can get a break if my shift is over 4 hours"

How? I do high intensity (in context, serving 100+ breakfasts in a three hour period) five hour shifts and I don't get a break.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

You are entitled to a 30 minute break after working 6 hours, nothing for under 5 hours.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"According to the GOV.UK site, if you're over 18 you're only entitled to a break if you're working six hours+ and a break should be taken in the middle of the shift and not at the start or the end.

It's only five bloody hours.

Funny how in my job, I can get a break if my shift is over 4 hours

What is your job ? "

Customer assistant at a cinema

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"According to the GOV.UK site, if you're over 18 you're only entitled to a break if you're working six hours+ and a break should be taken in the middle of the shift and not at the start or the end.

It's only five bloody hours.

Funny how in my job, I can get a break if my shift is over 4 hours

How? I do high intensity (in context, serving 100+ breakfasts in a three hour period) five hour shifts and I don't get a break. "

I work in a cinema

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Here's a question I want to ask.

If you were on a morning shift for 5 hours and did 4 hours of the shift without a break, would you still ask for a break or would you ask to go home an hour early instead?

This is why it seems that you suggested an hour break after four hours . "

Good point. I think I should have put "would you still ask for a break and then come back for to finish the last bit of your shift" in the question to avoid confusion

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"According to the GOV.UK site, if you're over 18 you're only entitled to a break if you're working six hours+ and a break should be taken in the middle of the shift and not at the start or the end.

It's only five bloody hours. "

This

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By *loswingersCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester


"Here's a question I want to ask.

If you were on a morning shift for 5 hours and did 4 hours of the shift without a break, would you still ask for a break or would you ask to go home an hour early instead?

This is why it seems that you suggested an hour break after four hours .

Good point. I think I should have put "would you still ask for a break and then come back for to finish the last bit of your shift" in the question to avoid confusion "

I think I would take a break after two and a half hours then finish my shift .

If I just went home after four hours I would no doubt leave my post unmanned and I would expect to be sacked .

If I didn’t get a break four hours into my shift , I’d ask my boss if I could carry on and finish 15 minutes early .

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Getting paid for sitting about watching films all day!!!!???

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Here's a question I want to ask.

If you were on a morning shift for 5 hours and did 4 hours of the shift without a break, would you still ask for a break or would you ask to go home an hour early instead?

This is why it seems that you suggested an hour break after four hours .

Good point. I think I should have put "would you still ask for a break and then come back for to finish the last bit of your shift" in the question to avoid confusion

I think I would take a break after two and a half hours then finish my shift .

If I just went home after four hours I would no doubt leave my post unmanned and I would expect to be sacked .

If I didn’t get a break four hours into my shift , I’d ask my boss if I could carry on and finish 15 minutes early ."

Interesting points

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Getting paid for sitting about watching films all day!!!!??? "

There is also serving customers, screen checks, toilet checks and cleaning screens as well

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham

The breaks you are entitled to all depends on your contact with the company but the minimum by law is a 20 minute break if you work 6+ hours.

My company gives you a break if you work 4 1/2 hours.

I wouldn't ask to go home early because I didn't get my break - I always make sure I get my breaks!

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Why didn’t you get your break today? Is your break your responsibility to fit in? Is it allocated to you? Is it that you’re short staffed at the moment for one reason or another? Does it happen all the the time or is this a one off occasion that’s no big deal and like so many other people you’ve just worked a little bit more and you can shrug it off. Let’s face it 5 hours as an assistant at the cinema is not 10hours sweating it in surgery mate.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Why didn’t you get your break today? Is your break your responsibility to fit in? Is it allocated to you? Is it that you’re short staffed at the moment for one reason or another? Does it happen all the the time or is this a one off occasion that’s no big deal and like so many other people you’ve just worked a little bit more and you can shrug it off. Let’s face it 5 hours as an assistant at the cinema is not 10hours sweating it in surgery mate.

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Was only asking out of interest that's all

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

A break would be nice! Officially I'm supposed to get an hour for lunch but I rarely get to have it without my phone ringing constantly or someone hovering around my desk wanting me to sort something there and then

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By *issmorganWoman
over a year ago

Calderdale innit

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By *issmorganWoman
over a year ago

Calderdale innit

On shorter shifts I don't always get a break,so I wouldn't bother .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I regularly do 16 hr shifts with little or no break. I’ll trade you.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

Some jobs are process driven, so breaks are taken as an "when convenient" ie, working with fibreglass, you don't stop when you are wetting out, applying resin, you start and can't stop or the job is ruined. Plumbing, painting and a whole host of jobs demand that you plan ahead to make breaks work into the tasks ahead.

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

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Officially my break times are 10 am - 15 minutes, 12:30 - 30 minutes, That's working 8 - 4:30,

Depending where I'm working sometimes I work through one of my breaks and sometimes I take two 30 minute breaks, It changes all the time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You're entitled to 30 min after 6hrs work.

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