Part-time job of 25 hours pro-rata £25k - how to work out 'working' hours?

[burntthesprouts]

Recently returned to work after a long absence - full-time 37.5 hours. Work 9-5 with 2 x 15 min tea breaks and 1 hour for lunch so that equates to actual 'worked' hours of 30 hours. I.m applying for a part-time job that states 25 hrs - there's no detail on the level of flexibility but am wondering how break times are factored in and whether by choosing not to take breaks I can effectively reduce the attended hours - am guessing the days could be 9-2, 5 days a week with perhaps a half hour break in each day that would equate to 22.5hrs - I guess I'm trying to work out how I might work these hours over 3-4 days rather than do 5 consecutive days IYSWIM? Anyone else care to share how they work their part-time time hours? Be everso grateful if you could!

[RandomMess]

Are you sure you got paid for your lunch hour - that is VERY unusual???

You get paid tea breaks depending on the length of the hours worked - think it's 15 mins for a 5 hour stretch - anyway there are legal requirements for that you need to look at.

[RandomMess]

"Workers have the right to one uninterrupted 20 minute rest break during their working day (this could be a tea or lunch break), if they work more than 6 hours a day."

Doesn't have to be paid I guess!

[flossyfloo]

I work 24 hours over 4 days and do 9-3 so 6 hours. I don't take a lunch break (I eat at my desk or while I'm driving about). If I worked over the 6 hours I would have to take a half hour unpaid break. I do get a 10 minute paid break within those 6 hours though.

So for me to do 25 hours over 4 days with a half hour break every day I would most probably work 9-3:45.

Not sure of this helps at all or if this is even what you're asking ????

[DoTheDuckFace]

I work 30 hours a week. I do 8.20 - 4.50 on Monday with a 30 min lunch break. I then do 8.20-1.50 tue-Friday with no break. Because it is only 5.5 hours I don't have to have a break. I used to do 8.15-2.45 everyday but because that was over 6 hours I had to have a 20 min unpaid lunch break.

[FatimaLovesBread]

I work 25hrs over 3 days, although lunch isn't paid so I work 26.5 hours. Most places I've worked don't have paid lunch breaks

[ethelb]

You need to find out what they are calling full time. Im interviewing for a job tmorrow that was advertised as 35h pw and is considered full time.

[MadameJulienBaptiste]

Your current job you are paid to work 30 hours.
Tea breaks are unheard of - I just make a brew and drink it at my desk.
I work 24 hours a week. Mon tue wed 9.30 till 3 with no break at all, small sandwich at my desk held in one hand while still typing.
thurs I do a full day 9 -5.30 on that day I take half hour break but no tea breaks.
I would be very surprised indeed if your new job has set paid breaks let alone be able to swap them for a shorter day.

[itsnothingoriginal]

I work 22.5 hrs a week. It does depend on whether you have core hours as to how you can work across the week ime.

I've worked it several different ways as my employer is pretty flexible - currently 3 days a week.
But have also worked two half days of 3.45 hrs and two full days of 7.5 hrs to accommodate childcare.

[ThinkIveBeenHacked]

Try and shave your break down to 30mins - an hour?! Thats a silly length of time to be sat around.

[MadameJulienBaptiste]

Best to wait until interview stage and ask what hours over what days the employer is looking at - you might have to fit round someone else's hours or be available to cover at certain times.

[lougle]

9-2 wouldn't have a lunch break at all. It would be 9-2 with no mandatory break.

To fit into 4 days you'd have to do an extra 1hr 15 minutes each day. But then that would push you over 6 hours, so you'd have to have a 20 minute rest break (but it can't be taken by reducing your shift). That means you'd have to work at least 6 hrs 35 minutes per day. So 9-3.35.

For a 3 day week you'd be looking at 8 hrs 40 minutes per day (8 hours 20 minutes plus a 20 minute break). So 9-5.40.

[ThinkIveBeenHacked]

They may tell ypu what they want rather than the other way around. They may wantyou 5 hrs a day (no break) 5 days a week which would be a no no for me.

Id rather three days, 8.5 hrs (with .5 of that as lunch) for two of the days and 9.5hrs (with .5 of that as lunch) for the third.

[chairmeoh]

I work 9.30-2.30 5 days a week, with a 30 min unpaid lunch break, so 22.5 paid hours.
I'm lucky in that my employer allows me to work 3 days per week during school hols, ie 9-5 with 30 minute unpaid break. This gives me 2 days a week where I dont need to find childcare.

[burntthesprouts]

Thanks all - yes in all my working life I' ve never worked anywhere with tea breaks before - it's a customer service role in a University. So yes have been spoiled but it's only a year's contract and over soon. I have no idea whether I will have any say in the hours I work even if I do get the job (which is actually quite unlikely!) But I would like to work part-time so it's good to hear what the rules are in terms of breaks etc. I'd prefer to squeeze it into 4 days so that I get a day to myself but I might have to work round opening hours and do some weekend work too.

[flowery]

If it says 25 hours then the working hours will be 25 hours, and to be honest I wouldn't spend too much time trying to work out how you might work them over 3/4 days, or whether you might be able to reduce breaks to have a shorter day. None of that might be an option, it might be entirely fixed.

[Littlef00t]

I do 25 hours across 4 days. 8:45-3:45 (6.5) on 3 days then 8:45-2:45 (5.5) on the last. I take a 30 min lunch each day but have flexitime so if I do any extra I take it off my short say and leave early.

The early day means I have 2 hours without dd under my feet for shopping, cleaning or chilling.

[ACSlater]

I think you're confusing working hours with hours at work. I work full time 9-5 so I'm there 40 hours but work 37.5.

They're wanting you to work 25 so if you did 4 days it would be 6 and a quarter hours a day working, so you'd have to have a break and be at work 6 hours 45 minutes.