My new 30 hour a week job,is more than 24 hours! Help!

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My new job is supposed to be 30 hours a week.

However, I completed by first week last week and it's more than 30 hours. I have to work through my lunch time as can't leave my area unattended, but my contract has me down as 30 mins unpaid each day for a lunch hour. In addition to this, I have been told there are several meetings each week that I need to attend as they are compulsory. But these fall outside of my hours and mean I need to be at work early or stay late. Due to the nature of my role, there is no way of having this time back as TOIL.

Due to childcare, I left on the time it said on my contract today but it was obviously very frowned upon and I felt like I was sciving.

It seems they want to pay and employ me for 30 hours, but it's actually full time.

I am worried to go to HR as I don't want to be a trouble maker . I have 5 children, so working as if I don't is not possible!

That is exactly like most other industries.

What is referred to as ‘holiday pay’ in the teaching world is just annual leave anywhere else.

If you’re on a reduced hours contract, it will be pro-rated. This happens regardless of whether you actually put in 40hours a week when you’re paid to do 30.

Is really not a difficult concept to be paid for the hours you are contracted. 🤔

No need for the sarcasm. Of course that isn't a difficult concept, but that's not the issue.

Yes, rereading it I see what you mean, as I wasnt reading like salaried teachers are the way you obviously intended it, and read the rest she will not be paid for school holidays (like salaried teachers are), and her holiday pay will be pro rata based on the 30 hrs ie not paid for holidays, but receiving holiday pay - which read as contradictory. I now see what you intended.