However I work in a large facility and I was thinking that for some people to use this area, by the time they walk to it have their cigarette and go back to work they could lose 10-15 minutes.
No company has "smoke breaks"
By law you're entitled to a break in the morning, one in the afternoon, and your lunch break. whatever you do time passes exactly at the same rate.
There is no law which states that you are entitled to a break in the morning and the afternoon
You are entitled to a paid half-hour break after working 4hrs 45mins (I think) but that is it.
No company has "smoke breaks"
There is no law which states that you are entitled to a break in the morning and the afternoon
You are entitled to a paid half-hour break after working 4hrs 45mins (I think) but that is it.
No, if you work on computers you MUST have a 15 min. break every 2 hours work.
Health and safety.
Fair enough although I don't think that is enshrined in law.
Anyway I took from your original post that you meant every worker in the State was entitled to a morning and afternoon break.
It's not paid and it's 15 minutes.
Under the working time act 1997 workers who work in excess of 6 hours are entitled to a 30 minute break ( generally taken in 15 mins break morning and afternoon ) in addition to a 1 hour lunch break.
There are sectoral exceptions to the above but generally speaking the above should apply.
Which basically means that, for example, 9-to-5 office workers are only entitled to one 30-min break during the day with NO morning break and NO afternoon break.
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