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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 1069410" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>So a couple of suggestions, if seeking advice doesn't result in any helpful changes, although I do believe that your employer is acting unreasonably in expecting 100% of your time to be chargeable on a weekly basis. When I worked in a consulting role, my target was that over each three month period I was chargeable to clients 90% of my contracted hours and achieving >100% was how you got paid more.</p><p></p><p>You have an 8.5 hour day but have to charge 7.5 hours of this. Are there any rules that say you have to take an hour in the middle for lunch, or can your lunch time be reallocated by you to use as you wish? If you are having to allocate break hours to do work then you are in a position of being given too much work. This is where the working time directive kicks in.</p><p></p><p>It does sound as though you are being taken advantage of in this scenario. I think I'd look very carefully at my employment contract and determine what they are asking for versus what I'd signed. You sound like you are starting the initial stages of work related stress and I'm sure your employer doesn't want that on their record. It does seem rather more like a workhouse than a modern work place though.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, your meal preparation - I work considerably longer hours than you do - 6.30 am to 6 pm. It's part and parcel of the job and I accept that, but to have my own food, I prepare batches at the weekend and take them into work - it saves time during the week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 1069410, member: 30007"] So a couple of suggestions, if seeking advice doesn't result in any helpful changes, although I do believe that your employer is acting unreasonably in expecting 100% of your time to be chargeable on a weekly basis. When I worked in a consulting role, my target was that over each three month period I was chargeable to clients 90% of my contracted hours and achieving >100% was how you got paid more. You have an 8.5 hour day but have to charge 7.5 hours of this. Are there any rules that say you have to take an hour in the middle for lunch, or can your lunch time be reallocated by you to use as you wish? If you are having to allocate break hours to do work then you are in a position of being given too much work. This is where the working time directive kicks in. It does sound as though you are being taken advantage of in this scenario. I think I'd look very carefully at my employment contract and determine what they are asking for versus what I'd signed. You sound like you are starting the initial stages of work related stress and I'm sure your employer doesn't want that on their record. It does seem rather more like a workhouse than a modern work place though. Secondly, your meal preparation - I work considerably longer hours than you do - 6.30 am to 6 pm. It's part and parcel of the job and I accept that, but to have my own food, I prepare batches at the weekend and take them into work - it saves time during the week. [/QUOTE]
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