at somewhere between 12 and 1 daily, there diads are shutdown by management, so they are forced to take there lunches. Now that is BS......
No, what happens is they are required to begin their lunch before the 5th hour of work. When lunch is entered the diad shuts down.
My area has a required 30 minute lunch. Our diad shuts down for 30 minutes. If we don't take lunch or start it after our 5th hour we get a warning letter. The diad reminds us several times to take our lunch as the 5th hour approaches.
I would hate a required hour lunch. 30 is perfect.
Also remember it is in the contract and labor laws require you to have breaks and lunch
I work in the East New England district and we get two 10 min breaks and a hour for lunch.
i enter in the time i take for lunch. I dont enter in the entire hour for lunch and work half of it. I only enter in the time that i am not working.
ha ha, seal i love the gambling on sports advice man! what do bring a latop to work and log into on line sportsbooks for some afternoon action? or just stop by local casino ? its tough having action on a game in middle of the day, hard to keep your mind on work! ha haup here in Canada we have paid 10 min paid and 50 min unpaid, and no matter what i take both. If i start to get bored i gamble on sports.
Has anyone been suspended or terminated for not taking there full lunch break?
this is what i dont understand.....no matter how long i take for lunch....it is the same in relation to my 9.5, so why if i take 10 or 20 minutes less for lunch should it matter when i enter what i take off for lunch properly.
The 1HR lunch was a hard fought victory for the Teamsters. You need that time to re-group so you can be focused to finish your day. Read a book, take a nap, get away from your truck. I have even brought a fishing pole to work. If it were up to UPS they would work you all day with no lunch. Take your lunch between the 4th & 5th hour. If you don't have time to make your P/Ups, then MGMT. needs to make the adjustment so they are done on time. After 1 week of covering your P/UPs because you are taking your lunch when you are supposed to, they will change. Drivers want UPS to follow the contract, then you should follow it also.....DON'T RUN YOUR LUNCH!
Interestingly , as an aside, the NE supplement states that your management team can forgo your lunch hour and pay you for a 20 minute break.
I for this. I want the 20 minute break to eat something and thats its. I want to get back to work quickly as to not get tired.
I just want to finish the route and get home. When I'm at work, I want to work. I don't want the hour to do nothing. Its a waste of our very valuable time in my opinion.