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Reply 1
yup. try working 13 days in a row, like i had to last summer. its not how many days you work, its how many hours you work in a week. usually this is capped at 40, but most employment contracts have an optional thing you can sign if you're willing to occasionally work more than that (though who defines occasionally is anyones guess). If you're under 18, this might be different though, i'm not sure.
but TBH thats not bad, i mean if you took anyones week Monday to the following friday, you could say that they had only 2 days off in 12 days...
Malheureusement, c'est la vie..
[edited because i can't count 5+5+2. oops]
Reply 2
You're getting paid for your work, are you not? Why would you complain about having more days of work? :confused: If you don't like this job, then leave. :confused:
Oh yeah, five days of work in a row is totally illegal. Ask your parents about it.
Reply 4
i work five and half every other week.

:eek4:
Reply 5
That's euhm, well, normal! You work 5 days, then you have 2 days off (in a 9-5 / 8-4 job)... What's the problem??
Reply 6
singhters
How Many Days Can Your Employer Work You Without A Day Off?

For example I worked 3 days this week that was mon tue and wed, got thur off (which is today), and then im working 5 days on the trot and get wed off.

So thats what 2 days off in 8 days.

is that legal ?


Hahaha, try doing a real job. What do you think to 14 days on, 1 day off, 6 days on. Average shift time of 11 hours, maxiumum shift time of 18 hours. :wink: My god the pay day was worth it though... :smile: :smile:
i think the EU regulations state that employees can be legally forced to work 40 hours a week! Whether the employee wants to work more is his wish, but he cannot be forced to do so by the employer?
Ah! Happy memories of my holiday job in a canning factory: twelve hours a day, seven days a week throughout the summer.
Thirucumaran
i think the EU regulations state that employees can be legally forced to work 40 hours a week! Whether the employee wants to work more is his wish, but he cannot be forced to do so by the employer?


I think that you'll find it is 46 hours per week, averaged over something like a six week period; beyond this you have to sign a waivre.
ah i studied about the hours about 2 years ago, maybe its changed! :smile:
I'm not aware that it has changed recently (but it is 48 hours, not 46 as I said previously). In a nutshell workers rights are as follows:

the right to a break where the working day is longer than six hours;
a rest period of 11 hours every working day;
a rest period of 24 hours once in every seven days;
a ceiling of 48 hours on the maximum average working week (averaged over 17 weeks);
maximum night work of an average of 8 hours in every 24;
a free health assessment for all night workers with a possibility to transfer to day work (where it is available) if working at night is damaging a worker's health; and
the right to four weeks annual leave.
Reply 12
Good bloke
I'm not aware that it has changed recently (but it is 48 hours, not 46 as I said previously). In a nutshell workers rights are as follows:

the right to a break where the working day is longer than six hours;
a rest period of 11 hours every working day;
a rest period of 24 hours once in every seven days;
a ceiling of 48 hours on the maximum average working week (averaged over 17 weeks);
maximum night work of an average of 8 hours in every 24;
a free health assessment for all night workers with a possibility to transfer to day work (where it is available) if working at night is damaging a worker's health; and
the right to four weeks annual leave.


Not nessisarily. The EU Working Time Directive, which covers the rest periods, celings on working week, and night work is only optional, several industries have opted out and are exempt from them. Agriculture is the example I know well, and if we stuck to those regulations then nowt would ever get done!!
Of course it's legal! Some kids these days, don't understand hard slog...
Woah, don't moan about it... you're lucky to have a job. Employment is hard at the moment.
Reply 15
Get back to work, commie.
Reply 16
Original post by Bismarck
You're getting paid for your work, are you not? Why would you complain about having more days of work? :confused: If you don't like this job, then leave. :confused:


what if you must work 8-10 hour shifts 7 days a week with no break and you have a family at home? and when there are no other jobs to get then there is no quitting and leaving. money might be good but with no time to spend it or do anything at all whats the point?
Reply 17
Original post by singhters
How Many Days Can Your Employer Work You Without A Day Off?

For example I worked 3 days this week that was mon tue and wed, got thur off (which is today), and then im working 5 days on the trot and get wed off.

So thats what 2 days off in 8 days.

is that legal ?


be happy that you are getting time off. try working everyday for 19 days straight, pulling 8-10 hour shifts everyday. i thought there were laws against it. if i get this saturday off then i will have worked 19 days straight with no break and I probably be working both saturday and sunday this weekend so 1 month here i come.
Reply 18
You're getting paid for work. Be thankful because soon you could be working for no pay.
Reply 19
54 hours last week monday to friday.. i work 12 straight with no breaks (except a couple of ciggies if i can disappear) on tuesday, 7.30 - 7.30.

Fun fun fun.