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Excessive Hours
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(I’ll answer about injured son on another thread - this is separate xx)
Teen Smow started new job bout 6 weeks ago roughly. Hours are meant to be 8.30am - 5.30pm. The commute is at least 1.5 hrs each way so at least 3 hrs a day. But for the last few weeks he has been in the office till at least 7.30 pm every day, meaning he isn’t betting home till almost 9.30pm, and he would have left the house at 6.30am.
He looks like death, he is so shattered. He is still on probation so won’t say anything but I think they’re taking the P. He says his boss just keeps saying oh this needs to be done before you leave, but she sounds like a complete workaholic. She might as well sleep there! He doesn’t get paid for any of these extra hours and is basically doing at least an extra whole day’s work a week unpaid.
Is it just a case of tough luck??
Teen Smow started new job bout 6 weeks ago roughly. Hours are meant to be 8.30am - 5.30pm. The commute is at least 1.5 hrs each way so at least 3 hrs a day. But for the last few weeks he has been in the office till at least 7.30 pm every day, meaning he isn’t betting home till almost 9.30pm, and he would have left the house at 6.30am.
He looks like death, he is so shattered. He is still on probation so won’t say anything but I think they’re taking the P. He says his boss just keeps saying oh this needs to be done before you leave, but she sounds like a complete workaholic. She might as well sleep there! He doesn’t get paid for any of these extra hours and is basically doing at least an extra whole day’s work a week unpaid.
Is it just a case of tough luck??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.He says the people are ok, nice enough, but he doesn’t really know them. The other day he didn’t get to take his lunch break till 4pm and he was starving. It’s a company that specialises in removals and he is responsible for all overseas removals ie people in London wanting to move to Italy etc, he has to do all the quotes to move their furniture, fine art, cars etc....
Hi ummmm , I actually don’t know - I will have to ask him. I know it’s an incredibly busy company who are well known in their field, but the hours are turning our absolutely nothing like they are meant to be. And when it gets to winter soon he isn’t even going to see daylight. I’ve told him to have a look for something nearer but it’s quite a specific job.
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They force him to stay, or the job needs doing and so he feels he's responsible to stay and do it ? What is the boss' attitude when pointing out it needs to be done ? When I was employed they weren't strict on arrival and leaving times, but jobs needed to be done in the estimated time, so staying late wasn't unusual. Not a good position to be in though. Maybe he could move to nearer the job ? Or as a teenager does he not feel ready for that yet ?
He knew about the commute, that’s not really the issue - it’s London so that’s the way it goes. I think he just assumed that it would be like his previous company where he did the same role, and had the odd late night but basically did the hours he was told. This is way way outside his hours, plus 3 hrs commute a day.....