work contracts

[mcmiller]

i finally got myself a decent paying job got the contract through today and theres a few things im not sure about, obviously im gonna call them tomorrow, but they have stated i will be working a 40hr week but they have not stated what time i start work, how long lunch break is, if the lunch break is included in the 40hrs. Its annual pay rather than hourly and im not really familar with contracts so any advice would be greatly appreciated

[Whiternoise]

Make sure you know your rights - And make sure you don't sign up for anything you definitely don't want to do

[mcmiller]

yeah thats why i asked, the whole contract seems to vague for my liking although they did say its flexi-time but i would have thought there'd have put all this in writing

[TiG]

40hrs is the work time, lunch won't be included.

[mcmiller]

cheers tig wow thats really put me off

[herulach]

why? A 40 hour week is perfectly reasonable. If you check you might find its actually a 35 hour week. If youre salaried rather than per hour it doesnt make a difference though really. What are the holidays like? You might find you have to work less than most of us that do a 35 hour (paid) week

[tiggerai]

If its flexi-time you need to know what your "core" hours are...

DO you need to be working at any certain times, I worked flexi time for Lloyds TSB and we had to be in between 10-12 and 2-4 and make up the rest.

I work a 37.5 hour week at the moment... don't get paid for lunch so that's a 9.00 - 5.30

[mcmiller]

its 25 days a yr plus bank holidays, so that is quite good. Sorry didnt explain myself to well in the last post, the company im at now are going to give me a contract to try and keep me, the new job that i got does sound really good so im torn between the 2 companies.

[Whiternoise]

out of interest, what job have you been offered?

if it's a good job and the salary is fine, then the extra hours might be a benefit

[mcmiller]

supply chain executive, i think they said its a junior management position.

[Clarky]

40 hour weeks .. that's a doddle. Try working 5 days with no sleep. Now thats interesting.

[badass]

40 hour weeks?

Part timer!

[Butcher]

40 hours excluding lunch is pretty normal. You should still take a lunch break, you just won't get paid for it (as said above, largely moot on an annual salary since you're not paid by the hour anyway). You should get start and finish times or core hours put into your contract too.

[mcmiller]

i asked them and they said the 40hrs is including lunch