Contract ambiguous about hours

[kingcook]

Cojones?

[riffpie]

You've obviously had it easy. I don't think I've had a contract where I am not expected to work 8 hours a day for about 15 years! (london banking). Although usually on the contract it is just described as a 'professional day'.

It's the fact that it's explicitly describing a working day as 8 hours that's of concern. I know it's expected for us to exceed that sometimes, but raising the baseline like this seems like the expected xcess is also raised.

[riffpie]

Must admit I'm not keen on this professional day thing. If the clients OK then its ok but I've heard some stories from other contractor friends.

Would be even less keen on what the OP is saying. Isnt it basically saying you've got to do at least 8 hours even more if we want but you wont get flexibility from us in return? Not cool.

If I work extra thats fine, but then I dont expect anyone to moan if I leave at 3pm one day (6 hour day). They get more off me than 8 hours in the long run but if they start playing funny buggers then it'll stop.

Luckily, my client is pretty good and has never ever told me when to come and go.

(Note, an hour or two extra a day is fine by me but my recent 18 hour stint was a bit much - will be taking this as a day in lieu or something).

Yep, this is my concern. I'm not worried about an 8 hour day, just aware that a 7.5 hour day is considered the norm, and we usually work more than that, on aggregate. Raising this to 8 hours a day, sounds like it can be abused. I was really wondering what people made of this ambiguous language, rather than proposing a discussion on what an acceptable work day is though!

[The Spartan]

I think you'll find in permiedom that the standard day is 8 hours not 7.5 and yes I know you're on about a contract here.

[kingcook]

I think you'll find in permiedom that the standard day is 8 hours not 7.5 and yes I know you're on about a contract here.

I don't think there are standard hours/day in permiedom. All my permie jobs in the past have been 7.5 hours.

[The Spartan]

I don't think there are standard hours/day in permiedom. All my permie jobs in the past have been 7.5 hours.

With the exception of working for the public sector and banks, all my permie jobs were a 40 hr week

[psychocandy]

I think you'll find in permiedom that the standard day is 8 hours not 7.5 and yes I know you're on about a contract here.

Not last place I worked. Staying past 4-30pm was staying late!

[The Spartan]

Not last place I worked. Staying past 4-30pm was staying late!

Depends what time you started though lol