The "How was your day" thread.

[rambo1]

I also don't take my break and add it to the end of shift as to reduce indoor time in the office and it helps me get home just a tad bit earlier.

Been taking all of your break at the end?

Yup.

Well, that's against the rules for a start. Why don't you take your break on delivery like your meant to? You can't use the 'to have as least time in the office as possible' excuse for that. Nobody should be getting away with finishing before their time, no matter when they start. If you start 2hr later then you should finish 2hr later. Simple. And you wonder why your colleagues are pissed with you?

[2yearpostie]

If you start 2hr later then you should finish 2hr later. Simple. And you wonder why your colleagues are pissed with you?

You say that, but i start 2hrs early and finish 2 hrs early ( to help with our van situation) But the area manager keeps giving my Dom grieve over it because the 'system' thinks im finishing early and taking hours out of the office.

They REALLY need to start and take starting times into the equation as well for the 'system' to work properly.

[yellowbelly]

What's this YouTuber up to?



(Uploaded an hour ago.)

They like to go round to Police Stations, entrances to MOD facilities etc. filming the buildings from the public highway.
Unfortunately most of the plods, security staff etc try to stop them from filming, ask them for personal details, say we're going
to call the police to stop you etc, whereas they are mostly legally able to film private property from the public highway without
hindrance. They just want to provoke exactly that reaction to get a video. You're best off ignoring them.

[rambo1]

If you start 2hr later then you should finish 2hr later. Simple. And you wonder why your colleagues are pissed with you?

You say that, but i start 2hrs early and finish 2 hrs early ( to help with our van situation) But the area manager keeps giving my Dom grieve over it because the 'system' thinks im finishing early and taking hours out of the office.

They REALLY need to start and take starting times into the equation as well for the 'system' to work properly.

Well then your Dom needs to have the balls to stand up and explain to their manager why you finish 2 hrs early.

[2yearpostie]

If you start 2hr later then you should finish 2hr later. Simple. And you wonder why your colleagues are pissed with you?

You say that, but i start 2hrs early and finish 2 hrs early ( to help with our van situation) But the area manager keeps giving my Dom grieve over it because the 'system' thinks im finishing early and taking hours out of the office.

They REALLY need to start and take starting times into the equation as well for the 'system' to work properly.

Well then your Dom needs to have the balls to stand up and explain to their manager why you finish 2 hrs early.

I think he does but the system is so regimented it still makes the figures look bad and causes an effect to office budget, This company really need to modernise.

[Ren Hoëk]

I also don't take my break and add it to the end of shift as to reduce indoor time in the office and it helps me get home just a tad bit earlier.

Been taking all of your break at the end?

Yup.

Well, that's against the rules for a start. Why don't you take your break on delivery like your meant to? You can't use the 'to have as least time in the office as possible' excuse for that. Nobody should be getting away with finishing before their time, no matter when they start. If you start 2hr later then you should finish 2hr later. Simple. And you wonder why your colleagues are pissed with you?

Iv been doing it since the beginning of all this. My DOM seems fine with it and I don't see what harm it is doing to anyone. As far as I'm concerned the DOM asked people to come in later to help separate us all and I was the only person to take him up on it so if taking my breaks helps me finish up early than I will do that. That is no one else's business other than between me and my boss.

As for finishing early I do agree but there is nothing more for me to be doing when I get back. Every one else is finishing early as is anyway. Id happily do there D2Ds for them but thats not what it's about. They don't want to do their lapsing and so want me to take there walking from them. Which Im not happy with. Il lapse their indoor sort in D2Ds for them if they arnt happy with me finishing early. Again though, It is none of their business nor their place to be giving me grief. That's just bullying. They should be taking it up with the boss. Not giving me s**t.

Like I said, These people are happy to finish early themselves and have each taken years in sick and light duties but when someone else want's some leniency to help them social distance they are up in arms. I have been nothing but supportive of them in the past but they are seemingly hypocrites when it comes to others.

[SpacePhoenix]

I also don't take my break and add it to the end of shift as to reduce indoor time in the office and it helps me get home just a tad bit earlier.

Been taking all of your break at the end?

Yup.

Well, that's against the rules for a start. Why don't you take your break on delivery like your meant to? You can't use the 'to have as least time in the office as possible' excuse for that. Nobody should be getting away with finishing before their time, no matter when they start. If you start 2hr later then you should finish 2hr later. Simple. And you wonder why your colleagues are pissed with you?

Iv been doing it since the beginning of all this. My DOM seems fine with it and I don't see what harm it is doing to anyone. As far as I'm concerned the DOM asked people to come in later to help separate us all and I was the only person to take him up on it so if taking my breaks helps me finish up early than I will do that. That is no one else's business other than between me and my boss.

It's not only against the rules to take all your break at the end of a shift, it's also illegal under the Working Time Directive

[Ren Hoëk]

It's not only against the rules to take all your break at the end of a shift, it's also illegal under the Working Time Directive

Why are you hung up on this? It's happening. All parties involved are fine with it. Im not being forced to take it at the end. It's voluntary. Move on.

[Cucumber]

Driving staff now getting actively mocked in our place by the non driving staff. Really motivating.

[clashcityrocker]

It's not only against the rules to take all your break at the end of a shift, it's also illegal under the Working Time Directive

Why are you hung up on this? It's happening. All parties involved are fine with it. Im not being forced to take it at the end. It's voluntary. Move on.

Because it is a bit like deciding you won't wear your seat belt.
It isn't your choice. It is the law.
Which other laws are voluntary?

[clockworkjerk]

It's not only against the rules to take all your break at the end of a shift, it's also illegal under the Working Time Directive

Why are you hung up on this? It's happening. All parties involved are fine with it. Im not being forced to take it at the end. It's voluntary. Move on.

Because it is a bit like deciding you won't wear your seat belt.
It isn't your choice. It is the law.
Which other laws are voluntary?

Wrong - it's not the law.

It's the law that the employer can't tell you to take it at the end. If it's your choice to do so and the employer allows it, it's no issue. The same exact reason that you don't actually have to sign the opt out form for 48 hours - that merely allows an employer to schedule you for 48 hours, you can still choose to do over 48 hours whether you've signed the form or not.

[SpacePhoenix]

It's the law that the employer can't tell you to take it at the end. If it's your choice to do so and the employer allows it, it's no issue.

WRONG!

From: https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work/taking-breaks" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Taking breaks

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)
workers are allowed to spend it away from their desk or workstation (ie away from where they actually work)

It doesn’t count as a rest break if an employer says an employee should go back to work before their break is finished.

Unless a worker’s employment contract says so, they don’t have the right to:

take smoking breaks
get paid for rest breaks

Don't think the taking all breaks at the end of a shift argument would wash with the HSE

The same exact reason that you don't actually have to sign the opt out form for 48 hours - that merely allows an employer to schedule you for 48 hours, you can still choose to do over 48 hours whether you've signed the form or not.

WRONG!

From The Working Time Regulations

Agreement to exclude the maximum
5.—(1) The limit specified in regulation 4(1) shall not apply in relation to a worker who hasagreed with his employer in writing that it should not apply in his case, provided that the employercomplies with the requirements of paragraph (4).
(2) An agreement for the purposes of paragraph (1)—
(a)
may either relate to a specified period or apply indefinitely; and
(b)
subject to any provision in the agreement for a different period of notice, shall beterminable by the worker by giving not less than seven days' notice to his employer inwriting.
(3) Where an agreement for the purposes of paragraph (1) makes provision for the termination ofthe agreement after a period of notice, the notice period provided for shall not exceed three months.
(4) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) are that the employer—
(a)
maintains up-to-date records which—
(i)
identify each of the workers whom he employs who has agreed that the limitspecified in regulation 4(1) should not apply in his case;
(ii)
set out any terms on which the worker agreed that the limit should not apply; and
(iii)
specify the number of hours worked by him for the employer during each referenceperiod since the agreement came into effect (excluding any period which ended morethan two years before the most recent entry in the records);
(b)
permits any inspector appointed by the Health and Safety Executive or any other authoritywhich is responsible under regulation 28 for the enforcement of these Regulations toinspect those records on request; and
(c)
provides any such inspector with such information as he may request regarding any casein which a worker has agreed that the limit specified in regulation 4(1) should not applyin his case.

[Ren Hoëk]

It's not only against the rules to take all your break at the end of a shift, it's also illegal under the Working Time Directive

Why are you hung up on this? It's happening. All parties involved are fine with it. Im not being forced to take it at the end. It's voluntary. Move on.

Because it is a bit like deciding you won't wear your seat belt.
It isn't your choice. It is the law.
Which other laws are voluntary?

Bit extreme and hardly comparable. I also don't think it is against the law considering there are exemptions and the wording states your employers can't not you can't. INB4 you say something about it being dangerous to not take your break. The offices break is already scheduled before we go out on delivery so everyone is still doing a full walk without a break.

Again though, Why are you lot hung up on it? I know its not because you care about my H&S and it cant be because you care about the publics H&S because of what iv just told you. So why do you care?

[SpacePhoenix]

It's not only against the rules to take all your break at the end of a shift, it's also illegal under the Working Time Directive

Why are you hung up on this? It's happening. All parties involved are fine with it. Im not being forced to take it at the end. It's voluntary. Move on.

Because it is a bit like deciding you won't wear your seat belt.
It isn't your choice. It is the law.
Which other laws are voluntary?

Bit extreme and hardly comparable. I also don't think it is against the law considering there are exemptions and the wording states your employers can't not you can't. INB4 you say something about it being dangerous to not take your break. The offices break is already scheduled before we go out on delivery so everyone is still doing a full walk without a break.

Again though, Why are you lot hung up on it? I know its not because you care about my H&S and it cant be because you care about the publics H&S because of what iv just told you. So why do you care?

RM will just look at it as an excuse to take hours out of your office. Thy;re just going to see it as people finishing early. The bean counters higher up the food chain will just assume that you've taken your break during the shift and not at the end

[clashcityrocker]

The offices break is already scheduled before we go out on delivery

And there you have it.
The meal relief has been scheduled (as part of an agreement between RM and the CWU) but the agreement apparently doesn't apply to you.
If you were to have an accident with fatigue playing a critical role RM would point to the agreement that your break was scheduled but you didn't take it.

Legally your break has been scheduled by the business in line with the current working time directive and in line with its agreements with the union.
You choosing to ignore it doesn't negate its lawfulness.