Post #1887434
2026-01-14 13:13 UTC
Keep forgetting that America has fucked up labour laws, UK and EU have that any lunch period longer than 15 minutes must be paid, and that you are mandated to have 30 mins lunch break every 4-5 hours
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@Humanius@lemmy.world 2026-01-14 13:59
Lunch having to be paid is not an EU rule. It just happens to be that multiple countries in the EU have such rulings. In the Netherlands lunch can still be unpaid unless your union has agreed otherwise in the collective labour agreement. My job has unpaid lunch according to the employment contract (But thankfully they aren't too picky about working exactly 8 hours in a day)
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@Asafum@lemmy.world 2026-01-14 13:18
> Keep forgetting that America has fucked up labour laws And yet our scumbag "leaders" claim we have it "too good" and continue fighting against worker protections... I wish I could leave lol
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@Schal330@lemmy.world 2026-01-14 16:52
I don't believe there is a requirement for employers in the UK to pay for lunch breaks?