To think these working hours are unusually high?

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8.30am to 6.30pm with no specified breaks? These seem very long to me, Aibu?

I do 7am - 6pm with no breaks, I often only have time for a quick drink at lunch time, but I am a self employed childminder. I had an surprise vestry finish today, love it when that happens .

*vestry is supposed to early!

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OP it does seem a long day, regardless of the law. And they aren't very generous with holidays either. What job is it? Is the pay good to make up for the conditions (sadly taht isn't usually the case).

In theory I work 9-5 with an hour for lunch but in practice I am often working 10-12 hours with no break. Am salaried so the extra hours aren't paid. It's often a necessity and I don't have other commitments plus we had to opt out of the EU Working Time Directive.

What YouTheCat said. You're entitled to an unpaid break of 20mins.

8.30-6.30 is standard GP hours and as we are independant contractors we can, and must, opt out of the the European working time directive. Frequently either don't manage a break at all and never have a meal/break away from the computer unless you count the time driving to home visits as "break".

I work 8-2030, 1 hour break which I don't often take in full. Spend time ensuring juniors have had theirs, which may leave me with a 5 min sit down.

not unusually high, no.

I work 9-8 with an hours lunch break & two 15 minute breaks , one at 10.30am & one at 3.30pm

But as I'm on a public counter all day I need those breaks to make a cuppa
If you're in an office & can drink tea at your desk it's different IMO

I can't just say to a customer excuse me while I eat my sarnie & dunk my digestive

Higher than some but not massively high. I think that sort of hourage is standard in things like banking/the City. Where/what is the job?

Whenever I'm at the doctors a receptionist always appears with a coffee for the gp

I often did 10 hours with no breaks as been on ratios with the children in my old job. Now I do 8 and a half hrs with half hr break.

Did many a 12 hour shift with no breaks or even allowed to sit when i was in hospitality.

Knew it wasnt legal obvs but needed the money. Some poor girl got royally bollocked for sitting on the floor because she was so tired.

Its mainly hospatility and care where these types of things are standard.

I do 07.00till 21.00...only nurse so any break sporadic

OOO Really interested re GP hOURS/where I work we have to get outof hours after 17.30 on weekday and all of weekend so 95 hours is interesting...what sort of practice is he in?

Urm. GPs have things to do that don't necessarily involve having patients sitting right in front of them.

Reading (and acting on mail). Sorting test results. Dealing with repeat prescriptions. Management responsibilities.

Yes I gathered that...as do nurses...just interested re the 95 hours

As I said I do 8am-7pm 5 days. Sometimes 8am-midnight. Sometimes 24/7.
I'm a maternity nanny, what do you suggest I do with current 9 week old triplets I have sole care for whilst I have these 20 mins breaks every 6 hours?

Some jobs you simply try and grab toilet break/ drink/ food when you can. No one can guarentee when, and no one can say it will be a ' break'.

Today I went to the loo with one baby in bouncer with me, had lunch one handed whilst feeding another baby, and had an ice frappe whilst pushing them out in their pram

You dont really need a break if you work with children, its just like being a parent but just with more of them. As long as I get some food through the day I dont need an actual break.

when I was a care I was lucky to get my 20minute break when working 7am - 9pm in one of the busiest nursing homes (it was manic) and by 20minutes it was 10 because you ended up getting there late and leaving early as there was so much to do!

When I was in other jobs though breaks were always enforced and on time and less working hours too!

I couldn't do a 7am-9pm (sometimes 10) now though!

Jasmine - that's interesting. So you don't think teachers or nursery workers, or child psychologists should get a break either as they work with children?

Personally I don't think it's the same as being a parent. If I was a parent to these babies I would have spent the day curled up on the sofa, feeding tiny babies and watching series. As it is I didn't.

I have worked with children for years, and am not too bothered about breaks. We used to have to eat with the kids for ratios and it didnt really bother me.