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Am I obliged to be on call at lunch

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  • 03-04-2012 9:36am
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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I have a problem if there is an emergency I am being called on my lunch hour to come back. I have no just been told certain days I can't go home for lunch (which I usually do) as I can't get back in case of emergency. IS this right? My contract does not state I am on call.
    My hours I work were changed recently so I now work 1-2 hours more than anyone else, still on same salary, as they "discovered" I don't get paid for my lunch hour (apparently everyone else still does). This was changed only when lots of other people were let go and I was forced to make up more hours.


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    crotalus667
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭crotalus667


    what do you work at ??? I work in health care and on night shift I can not leave during my break unless its an emergency


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    SunnyDub1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,439 ✭✭✭SunnyDub1


    i'd go speak to a union - sound like their takin the p*ss with you


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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Nothing like healthcare. I say emergency in the loosest sense - i.e. I was once called when someone wanted to get their post out of their PAs office.


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    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    IMHO if your paid for your lunch break then yes you're fair game to be called in an emergency...
    As long as your allowed the time back as a rest period and it's actually an emergency... if it's some guy wondering where the stapler is you might have a case to complain...


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    LegacyUser
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    That's the problem, my day was increased by an hour as they decided I don't get paid for my lunch


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    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    if you're not paid for it, and you're back ready to restart work on time, you can do whatever you want with your lunch hour.
    the only exception would be if it was explicitly stated in your contract.


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    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    If you're getting more than minimum wage it depends on your contract.


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    Kaner2004
    Closed Accounts Posts: 143 ✭✭Kaner2004


    unregistered wrote: »
    I have a problem if there is an emergency I am being called on my lunch hour to come back. I have no just been told certain days I can't go home for lunch (which I usually do) as I can't get back in case of emergency. IS this right? My contract does not state I am on call.
    My hours I work were changed recently so I now work 1-2 hours more than anyone else, still on same salary, as they "discovered" I don't get paid for my lunch hour (apparently everyone else still does). This was changed only when lots of other people were let go and I was forced to make up more hours.

    Simple answer. Turn off your phone when you go out for lunch.
    "Oh, you called me. Must have been a bad signal where I was."


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    Coriolanus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    No need to turn it off if you have a smatrtphone. Some have native individual call blocking, for others "theres an app for that"


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