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public sector, paid lunch breaks

SLUSK · 2009-12-13 22:56:37

I have heard rumors that alot of public sector employees get paid for their lunch break. So if they have 30 minutes lunch break it is still paid for. Is this true or not for most PS employees? If they do have paid lunch breaks you could start by scrapping them.

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13-12-2009 11:56pm

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I have heard rumors that alot of public sector employees get paid for their lunch break. So if they have 30 minutes lunch break it is still paid for. Is this true or not for most PS employees?

If they do have paid lunch breaks you could start by scrapping them.

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#2 13-12-2009 11:59pm
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Give it up. Their wages have been cut. You will have to wait till next years budget to get any more :rolleyes:

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#3 13-12-2009 11:59pm
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Um, isn't everyone entitled to a set amount of breaks during the working day?

Are you saying that these guys get paid an extra, say 40 minutes in the average working day of eight hours?

(Having said that, the short working week is a joke, as are the crazy hours forced upon some frontliners in the HSE).

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#4 14-12-2009 12:00am
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Never heard of a HSE or CS worker with a paid lunch. Cannot comment on the entire Public Service entitlement.

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#5 14-12-2009 12:02am
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i work in the public sector (attendant in a hospital) and i mostly do 8-430 mon to fri.i do not get paid for my 30 minute lunch break.so there.

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#6 14-12-2009 12:02am
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They also eat swans during their paid breaks.

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#7 14-12-2009 12:03am
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SLUSK wrote: »

I have heard rumors

Enough said!

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#8 14-12-2009 12:03am
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Rev. BlueJeans wrote: »

Um, isn't everyone entitled to a set amount of breaks during the working day?

Are you saying that these guys get paid an extra, say 40 minutes in the average working day of eight hours?

(Having said that, the short working week is a joke, as are the crazy hours forced upon some frontliners in the HSE).

I think you are entitled by law to a paid break of up to 30 minutes, but that does not mean that you have to have a paid lunch break as well to give the employees a paid break for 1 hour.

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#9 14-12-2009 12:04am
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Missed that part.

There's enough wastage in the country as a whole without making stuff up.

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#10 14-12-2009 12:05am
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Anyone I know in the public sector clocks out for lunch so they dont get paid for it.

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#11 14-12-2009 12:05am
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I'm 22 years in the PS and have never heard of anyone getting a paid meal break.

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#12 14-12-2009 12:05am
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SLUSK wrote: »

I think you are entitled by law to a paid break of up to 30 minutes, but that does not mean that you have to have a paid lunch break as well to give the employees a paid break for 1 hour.

I haven't heard anything to that effect tbh.

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#13 14-12-2009 12:06am
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Rev. BlueJeans wrote: »

I haven't heard anything to that effect tbh.

In my job when I lived in Ireland, you had 2x 15 minutes break which were paid for and one 30 minute lunch break. I don't think they would have given us these paid mini breaks if it was not required by law...

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#14 14-12-2009 12:07am
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SLUSK wrote: »

I think you are entitled by law to a paid break of up to 30 minutes, but that does not mean that you have to have a paid lunch break as well to give the employees a paid break for 1 hour.

I know you are not.

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#15 14-12-2009 12:10am
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Open season on the public service is over when the Gov come looking for money cap in hand everyone will get hit except the bankers and their mates the developers

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#16 14-12-2009 12:12am
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rollerdisco wrote: »

Open season on the public service is over when the Gov come looking for money cap in hand everyone will get hit except the bankers and their mates the developers

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#17 14-12-2009 12:16am
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SLUSK wrote: »

I have heard rumors that alot of public sector employees get paid for their lunch break. So if they have 30 minutes lunch break it is still paid for. Is this true or not for most PS employees?

If they do have paid lunch breaks you could start by scrapping them.

most are being paid a salary...so no!

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#18 14-12-2009 12:19am
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FFS another pubic sector bashing thread..... when is this going to end??

What I want to know is when will the NAMA "bashing" thread start. Will the same anger that went into some of the PS bashing threads be there.....

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#19 14-12-2009 12:23am
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Only if on lunchduty in which case just about anything can happen me! It's not worth what little we get considering at this stage I'm giving over half it back to bail out those who gave damn all of a care about me when they were raking in their big bucks. So in answer to your question, not unless working hard for it.

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#20 14-12-2009 12:25am
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Public sector workers would cry like babbies if they had to work under the conditions many of us in the private sector deal with.

1. My pension is worth only a fifth of what was paid into it before it was suspended last year
2. My pay package was cut by 20%
3. Poxy conditions - have no Union I can run to over bad tempered and impatient owner/managers.

The public sector are pampered, even after the budget, and they can't see it!

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#21 14-12-2009 12:34am
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SLUSK wrote: »

I have heard rumors that alot of public sector employees get paid for their lunch break. So if they have 30 minutes lunch break it is still paid for. Is this true or not for most PS employees?

If they do have paid lunch breaks you could start by scrapping them.

Yes, and they also make baby Jesus cry. Get over it, it's getting boring now.

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#22 14-12-2009 12:44am
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SLUSK wrote: »

I have heard rumors that alot of public sector employees get paid for their lunch break. So if they have 30 minutes lunch break it is still paid for. Is this true or not for most PS employees?

If they do have paid lunch breaks you could start by scrapping them.

rumours?, oh go on do tell us more:rolleyes:
a lot of PS employees, how many is a lot.

The answer is no, PS workers don't get paid lunch breaks.
Redirects those interested to my own threads.
Only if you're interested mind you.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055766904
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055749678
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055763725
maybe even Scofflaw might respond to one of em.;)

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#23 14-12-2009 12:59am
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bobbyjoe wrote: »

They also eat swans during their paid breaks.

not just any swans though, it has to be baby swans, that's just how evil we are

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#24 14-12-2009 2:24am
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Also a rumour - Public service workers are similar to hobbits so they get all the following breaks:

breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner and (later in the evening) supper.

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#25 14-12-2009 2:51am
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Mayo Exile wrote: »

Also a rumour - Public service workers are similar to hobbits so they get all the following breaks:

breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner and (later in the evening) supper.

oh yeah I nearly forgot, everything is served on silver platters.

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#26 14-12-2009 8:48am
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Pathetic attempt by OP to have a dig at public service workers. I'm in the private sector and get paid for my lunch break. Should my wages be slashed?

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#27 14-12-2009 9:55am
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Quick!! Scrap the paid lunch breaks enjoyed by those rumoured millions - that'll surely be enough to pull the country out of recession...

Christ - good job you're not the minister for finance...

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#28 14-12-2009 10:03am
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Yeah, I think the public service needs cost reductions and efficiency reforms (and probably a crapload of middle management being demoted or kicked out), but if it's gotten to the point where people are whinging about paid lunch breaks, we've jumped the shark.

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#29 14-12-2009 10:11am
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Bullsh!t

Heard a rumour that private sector workers get paid bonuses at Christmas. Also heard that they have office Christmas parties :eek:

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#30 14-12-2009 10:15am
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West Briton wrote: »

Public sector workers would cry like babbies if they had to work under the conditions many of us in the private sector deal with.

1. My pension is worth only a fifth of what was paid into it before it was suspended last year
2. My pay package was cut by 20%
3. Poxy conditions - have no Union I can run to over bad tempered and impatient owner/managers.

The public sector are pampered, even after the budget, and they can't see it!

Why did'nt you join the public sector 5 years ago so?

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#31 14-12-2009 10:15am
imme

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Ste.phen wrote: »

Yeah, I think the public service needs cost reductions and efficiency reforms (and probably a crapload of middle management being demoted or kicked out), but if it's gotten to the point where people are whinging about paid lunch breaks, we've jumped the shark.

Paid lunch breaks don't exist. Period.
What does it mean "to jump the shark"?

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