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how many hours a week is legal?

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  • 04-10-2010 3:59am
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    Cluster
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭


    Hey

    I work shift work, 12 hour shifts. It works out at 48 hours every 7 days. I'm looking to find out If this is legal. I've been to the citizen information bureau but its not clear. If anyone knows can you let me know. There's a bunch of us doing these hours over a year now and its driving us potty.


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    Timistry
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭Timistry


    Be glad of it! Id kill for 48 hours work in 7 days. Sure that is only 4 days a week! As for the legally of it, I cant see why it would be illegal if you are paid by the hour.


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    Rulmeq
    Registered Users Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭Rulmeq


    Strange complaint, but here's what you are looking for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Time_Directive


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    shanemort
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭shanemort


    I'd kill for those working hours!


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    bigneacy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭bigneacy


    me too.... 48 hours is a hell of a lot better than the 92 hours i'm doing at the moment :( (god i need a day off)


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    dan_d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭dan_d


    What does your contract say?

    My last job - hours were 8am-6pm. My midday on Thursday, I had done the 40 hour week that most people go through Monday to Friday. But it was just what you did in that career. My contract stated those hours. Overtime (saturdays, late evenings) was also the norm, with no extra pay for those.

    To be honest Cluster, that's a pretty good deal you have there. I had 50hrs (minimum) in 5 days. You've got 48 in 7 days....it's not ideal but it's not bad.


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    crazyderk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,058 ✭✭✭crazyderk


    With Shiftwork, dont you work for 4 days and then get 4 days off? (the extra time off making up for the extra hours worked (plus you would get paid extra for unsociable hours))
    so there fore over the space of the month you work the same as say a normal 40 work week but have been compensated for the ****ty hours worked! (at least that's how a couple of mates of mine who work shift work explained it to me)

    In regards to your Question though
    No I cant believe its illegal, as thousands of people work shift work everyday!

    be happy of the job dude, many people would kill for what you have!

    Rather than complaining of what your doing you should be playing the corporate ladder game so you can move up and stop working the ****ty shhift hours!


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