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Should a handover be included in working hours or separate too?

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IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece · 26/01/2015 20:14

In my previous positions, I didn't have set finishing times, just a minimum hours contract and a time sheet! Or they rang on the way home and we had a handover then and I just ran out the door when they got in...both worked beautifully

This one, I finish at 7pm everyday according to my contract, but the parents come in at 7 then want a handover that takes about 15mins so I'm not out until 7.15...all the info given is something that could be in a text (which I've tried...we still have the handover )

I say it should be included, friend says it's shouldn't be paid for....just wondering where everyone stands!

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wewishyou · 26/01/2015 20:31

None of the parents I have worked for ever inckuded it. I guess if you think about it, you work until 7 pm, then when the parent arrive, you start gathering your stuffs and putting your shoes/coat while talking, so that doesn't have to be paid.

It always frustrates me a little bit to be out 10 minutes after my finished time, but that's part of the job.