My builder dropped a comment today about his hourly rate and expectation to be paid to take breaks - his rate was 20 an hour, and his idea of £160 day was 8 til 430 with half an hour for lunch and 2 breaks of 15 minutes each. When I queried why I'm paying him to sit on his ass for half an hour he said it was legal stipulation that he's entitled to a paid break of 15 minutes for every 4 hour block he works..
..somewhat different to my office job, where I'm expected to work in 2 stints of 4 hours to make an 8 hour day and whatever I take as lunch (my only break) is completely unpaid. If I start at 8, take a 3 hour lunch then I must finish at 7 and I get paid for 8 hours work.
Is there something different about the building industry or is this guy just taking the mick, doing 7.5 hours and expecting to be paid for 8?
..somewhat different to my office job, where I'm expected to work in 2 stints of 4 hours to make an 8 hour day and whatever I take as lunch (my only break) is completely unpaid. If I start at 8, take a 3 hour lunch then I must finish at 7 and I get paid for 8 hours work.
Is there something different about the building industry or is this guy just taking the mick, doing 7.5 hours and expecting to be paid for 8?