no eating allowed?

[Bobbygedd]

i am considering making a new rule that there is no consumption of food, while on my time clock. they NEVER work more than 9 hrs, and it's usually only 7 hrs a day. i don't think it so unreasonable to ask them to go 7,8, 9 hrs with no food. thoughts please

[alex_s]

whats the reasoning behind this?

[ahlgrenlandscaping]

I would never work for someone who made that a rule. Plus it is completely illegal. You have to give your employees a 30min. lunch break off the clock for every 8 hours that they work. As well as a 15 min break on the clock. If you do not follow these laws your employees can and will report you.

[Bobbygedd]

quoted to me by the nj dept of labor:" your employer DOES NOT have to allow you a lunch break. IF HE SO CHOOSES to allow you to eat during the workday, it is a COURTESY, not a right!. the ONLY THING your employer MUST DO is allow you to go to the bathroom if needed." what is my reasoning? while grasscutting, they get paid for travel time to the first stop, and they get paid for traveling from stop to stop. i don't feel the need to be further delayed by stopping to pick up food, and then, u know the bullsheet, "i have to wash my hands b4 i eat, etc. " this 5 minute stop, can easily turn into a 20 minute stop x 3 men= an entire hour of paid, yet unproductive time. this hour ends up costing me perhaps $15, but, mulitiplied by 5 days......if i eliminate eating, i just got a $75 per week raise. multiplied by 36 weeks = $2700. that's a paid vacation for me. thoughts

[alex_s]

in theory...that makes sense. but, you will lose employees, plus its a health risk. people dont concentrate right when they are hungry, plus, they wont be as productive. you could, to save money, say that they can get food to eat in the truck while on bathroom breaks

[Stephen M.]

I doubt that a NJ State official said that because that is a blatant violation of Federal Wage and Hour laws which ALL States must meet and enforce. That is a Federal minimun standard. The other side of that rule is "Slave Labor".


What the rules do say is that if they drive between jobs as part of their daily routine, that may be considered as part of their break time and their lunch break. However, the catch is that the employer must pay it as wages to their employees because they didn't get a proper break and they are in esence on call to the job requirements.

[CLS Lawns]

i am considering making a new rule that there is no consumption of food, while on my time clock. they NEVER work more than 9 hrs, and it's usually only 7 hrs a day. i don't think it so unreasonable to ask them to go 7,8, 9 hrs with no food. thoughts please

Maybe you should try and work 8 hours yourself instead of posting a stupid thread like this.


cls

[MASTERMOWER]

i am considering making a new rule that there is no consumption of food, while on my time clock. they NEVER work more than 9 hrs, and it's usually only 7 hrs a day. i don't think it so unreasonable to ask them to go 7,8, 9 hrs with no food. thoughts please

LOL -- SORRY. I didn't read through your typical BS throughly -- but GOOD LUCK enforcing this DUMB new rule.

[Stephen M.]

LOL -- SORRY. I didn't read through your typical BS throughly -- but GOOD LUCK enforcing this DUMB new rule.

GEE-WHIZ, I'VE BEEN HAD!!!

It just goes to show how the human mind works.

ASSUME, what does it mean, and I'm the me.

[spotremix]

it is against the law to not offer a lunch break. that doesn't mean the employee has to take it but they DO have to be offered it. secondly you will not find a single person who will work those kind of hours without stopping for lunch whether it be eating in the truck or running through burger king. i work all by myself and this will be the end of my first season and even i take a lunch break. like CLS LAWNS says, try working an 8 hour day yourself with no food instead of posting a bs thread like this

[Bobbygedd]

you are all wrong. please contact the dept of labor, new jeresy, and tell them you want to file a complaint against your employer for not allowing you to take a lunch break. they will laugh at you. this is something i had to do at a job i had. my responsibility was to oversee a crew of 5-10 people. we had a new guy, who asked when his 15 min break is. i told him we don't give 15 min breaks, we only give a 20 minute lunch (not my policy, the companies). he started popping off about labor laws blah blah blah. so, i personally contacted the dept of labor. that is when they told me what they told me. don't believe me? check for yourself. employees have very few rights. they have the right to use the bathroom. they have the right to be paid at a minimum state wage. they have a right to 1.5 over 40 hrs in one week. other than that, you don't have to let them eat, drink, call thier sick child, and you can fire them because you don't like the color shirt they are wearing ( the last one quoted to me by an attorney who specializes in labor laws). good luck

[Sammy]

they have a right to 1.5 over 40 hrs in one week.

Most do, some don't.

[Sammy]

it is against the law to not offer a lunch break.

Ding Ding...... Wrong !

[MASTERMOWER]

I'll donate my $30-40 worth of pennies laying about to begin an advertising fund for Boobie -- to seek new hires when all his current employees leave upon hearing about this new "no food" rule.

When you're mowing for $20 per man per hour you gotta cut out all wasted time -- including the few minutes snacking per day -- even if while driving!!

A second saved is a second earned.

To follow:
No cell phone use policy
Mandatory bathroom use BEFORE clocking in
GPS systems installed in all vehicles to keep tabs on vehicles speed (under is BAD, over is good)
Smoking breaks limited to morning, noon, and afternoon (along with enrollment in a Stop Smoking Program)
New Policy: Don't empty truck bed until bed is beyond full
Automatic 1 hour deduction on pay week due to assumed employee goof-off factor M-F
Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy: "New" idea where it's better to pay employees under the table, so long as the IRS doesn't know
(Fill in the blank)_________________________________________

[Bobbygedd]

sammy in the case of a salaried employee vs hourly, this law of 1.5 over 40 varies. masterblower, you will not understand for one minute, the need to keep your employees in check. you're a solo slave not a business owner. as a business owner, your two biggest recurring expenses are payroll + fuel, control both, and ye shall prosper.