Yeah but don't be that guy who somehow has 4 5:30 pups on his route but only had enough work to make it until 4 if you're lucky.
Those people are swing drivers nightmares
We have a new SM who is starting to enforce the 60 minute break BS for 8. My old station had 60 minute break for all FT, even if just running a P1 route. A few of us took our breaks at 1000, and that ridiculous idea disappeared the next day.
"Why are you here so early (it's 1700 for a 1700 ready),. the regular guy gets here at 6!" Or "Our pickup is 5:55 to 6:00PM."
You have 3 options. 1 work as directed and take it up the ass. 2 fight them by asking for the policy on breaks or 3 like many do, work the system so as not to have large gap times.
Yes exactly. Ask for the specific policy on breaks and ask why you're being told deviate from that policy. I've never heard of part-timers being asked to take a break unless they were doing deliveries and Pickups and or going over 6 hours. It's up to you if you want to find it but it may be easier just like I said work the system and eliminate any large gaps.Please explain option 2. You mean ask for it in writing?
Miss UPS yet?
That's nearly unimaginable.
Yet, you're complaining about a twenty minute break?
I'm hard-pressed to imagine a situation where I would need to start a thread about my guaranteed break time if I worked for...
See where I'm going with this?
It will reduce gap times because they think you'll run to keep from having lates. Don't. Work as directed and move at your same pace. Let the lates be their problem. They'll find out when you guys have lates everywhere that it doesn't work.
I think you are correct. Not sure though. Might vary from state to state.that and they are also hoping you will sort your truck while on break. search the forum for WAD -- lots of interesting perspectives.
Isn't 20 still paid though? 21+ would be unpaid?
Depends on your state laws out here in Cali you're entitled to two 10-minute breaks for 6 hours of work. And an unpaid 20 minute break would be a break violation . It's 30 minutes minimum to be considered a meal break.My understanding of breaks is that they are all off the clock. If not, how could breaks (in their minds) reduce gap time? Still, worth a try.
Because they're counting on you moving faster so you'll be done at the same time.My understanding of breaks is that they are all off the clock. If not, how could breaks (in their minds) reduce gap time? Still, worth a try.