What the hell is happening?!

[Pebbs]

I rang one of my lads today, who like one other member of this forum is working on a certain high end department store. His shift in total was 16 hours, I know times are hard but this is deplorable! Penalty clauses are one thing, running your men into the ground is another, I hope this company rots in hell.

Rant over

Lynn

 

[user123]

Didn't think that was allowed these days?? :yikes:

 

[DHTiling]

Good grafters are hard to come by.. trust me..

 

[Colour Republic]

bloody part timers

 

[White Room]

Done longer, needs must.

 

[DHTiling]

See now if Lynn paid better wages then they could afford shorter hours..:lol:

 

[Stewart]

He's not doing the underwear department by any chance is he..........?

 

[Pebbs]

See now if Lynn paid better wages then they could afford shorter hours..:lol:

Yep Im known for paying crap rates...:lol::lol::lol::lol: hence the saying 'pay peanuts get monkeys'

 

[Dave Ramsden]

Have had to work plenty of 16 hour shifts before Lynn, sometimes with a drive either side

 

[Deleted member 9966]

I'm not sure if the working time directive applies to those people who are self employed. I guess if you're contracting yourself around to different jobs, then you'll be classed as self employed. Unless you work for a company who pays your wages/tax/NI for you and just tell you where you need to be working each day.

The working time directive states that you need a minimum of 11 hours rest between finishing one shift/session of work and commencing the next. so dependent on whether the tiler is self employed or employed, he may be contravening the working time directive. Unless, of course, the tiler has agreed to waive his/her right to being subject to the working time directive. The UK is the only country left in Europe that allows people to pick and choose whether to opt in or opt out of the working time directive.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Working Time Regulations - PCS

if anybody wants to know more about the working time directive and whether it applies to them, check out the above link. good info provided there.

 

[jay]

Working Time Regulations - PCS

if anybody wants to know more about the working time directive and whether it applies to them, check out the above link. good info provided there.

good info there
but im afraid self employed doesn't count

them the breaks