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Mandatory one hour lunch. Is it common practice in UK IT?How to have multiple lunch breaks in a day?How to politely change what people I spend lunch break withCharging for break time when you work outside of the office. Is it ethical?Am I obligated to take my lunch break during a meeting where lunch is provided?Taking a break close to lunch timeLunch Break and WorkingMandatory unpaid lunch meetingIs it acceptable to work on my business during lunch/before work?Constant Interruptions During Lunch Break













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This is a question about a job in the United States. It's a sales position in a small company where a person has to work alone in a small office. The work is for 9 hours a day where you can't leave the office to have your lunch (i.e. food.) In other words, you have to eat on the job.



The worker only gets paid for 8 hrs a day, without any overtime. It's a 4-day-a-week job. With 2 people changing daily shifts & sometimes overlapping.



When the worker approached the representative of the employer regarding the possibility to be paid for the lunch hour, he was told that he can close the office to have his lunch break. The issue with that is that the business is not advertised as having lunch breaks, so if he closes the office he runs into trouble with customers (and delivery people, i.e. FedEx, UPS, etc) who complain that the office was closed when they were not aware of it (i.e. the sign does not mention lunch breaks.)



So my question, is it worth for the worker to pursue being paid for the lunch hour in that situation?









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    This is a question about a job in the United States. It's a sales position in a small company where a person has to work alone in a small office. The work is for 9 hours a day where you can't leave the office to have your lunch (i.e. food.) In other words, you have to eat on the job.



    The worker only gets paid for 8 hrs a day, without any overtime. It's a 4-day-a-week job. With 2 people changing daily shifts & sometimes overlapping.



    When the worker approached the representative of the employer regarding the possibility to be paid for the lunch hour, he was told that he can close the office to have his lunch break. The issue with that is that the business is not advertised as having lunch breaks, so if he closes the office he runs into trouble with customers (and delivery people, i.e. FedEx, UPS, etc) who complain that the office was closed when they were not aware of it (i.e. the sign does not mention lunch breaks.)



    So my question, is it worth for the worker to pursue being paid for the lunch hour in that situation?









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      This is a question about a job in the United States. It's a sales position in a small company where a person has to work alone in a small office. The work is for 9 hours a day where you can't leave the office to have your lunch (i.e. food.) In other words, you have to eat on the job.



      The worker only gets paid for 8 hrs a day, without any overtime. It's a 4-day-a-week job. With 2 people changing daily shifts & sometimes overlapping.



      When the worker approached the representative of the employer regarding the possibility to be paid for the lunch hour, he was told that he can close the office to have his lunch break. The issue with that is that the business is not advertised as having lunch breaks, so if he closes the office he runs into trouble with customers (and delivery people, i.e. FedEx, UPS, etc) who complain that the office was closed when they were not aware of it (i.e. the sign does not mention lunch breaks.)



      So my question, is it worth for the worker to pursue being paid for the lunch hour in that situation?









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      This is a question about a job in the United States. It's a sales position in a small company where a person has to work alone in a small office. The work is for 9 hours a day where you can't leave the office to have your lunch (i.e. food.) In other words, you have to eat on the job.



      The worker only gets paid for 8 hrs a day, without any overtime. It's a 4-day-a-week job. With 2 people changing daily shifts & sometimes overlapping.



      When the worker approached the representative of the employer regarding the possibility to be paid for the lunch hour, he was told that he can close the office to have his lunch break. The issue with that is that the business is not advertised as having lunch breaks, so if he closes the office he runs into trouble with customers (and delivery people, i.e. FedEx, UPS, etc) who complain that the office was closed when they were not aware of it (i.e. the sign does not mention lunch breaks.)



      So my question, is it worth for the worker to pursue being paid for the lunch hour in that situation?







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