Reply to: Working Hours a week?

[SueEllen]

The old typo excuse. Bulltulip. If you'd signed it and then proceeded to work 48 hours then they would not have put you right believe me.

As above, happy client with contractor working his nuts off for extra hours.

Depends on the client.

I had an agency sign me up for 40 hours. The client said yes it is 40 hours with an hour unpaid lunch per day. And you have to take a lunch break.

[psychocandy]

The agency has now come back and said it's a typo and it's a 40 week.

The mention of 48 hours was only for the opt to the WTD form included on the email, apparently.

Anyway, I'll be giving the contract a very thorough read before I sign, thank you all for the information.

The old typo excuse. Bulltulip. If you'd signed it and then proceeded to work 48 hours then they would not have put you right believe me.

As above, happy client with contractor working his nuts off for extra hours.

[Fronttoback]

IB front office. 45 to 50 hours per week. Decent daily rate plus WFH Fridays.

Same working env as you, but I rarely go into the office. Only when a release is coming up or I must to go to a few meetings.

I must admit I have always done long hours. But I've always worked in financial software dev- and it is common. My father used to arrive home from work before 5pm everyday!

[northernladuk]

The agency has now come back and said it's a typo and it's a 40 week.

The mention of 48 hours was only for the opt to the WTD form included on the email, apparently.

Anyway, I'll be giving the contract a very thorough read before I sign, thank you all for the information.

You'll be getting it professionally reviewed as well?

[gawainuk]

The agency has now come back and said it's a typo and it's a 40 week.

The mention of 48 hours was only for the opt to the WTD form included on the email, apparently.

Anyway, I'll be giving the contract a very thorough read before I sign, thank you all for the information.

[vetran]

If you're a permie aren't you entitled to paid lunchbreak, or did I imagine that? i.e. a 40 hour week is actually 37.5 working hours + mandatory 30 minute paid lunchbreak...

No, you are entitled to breaks you aren't entitled to be paid.

https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work/overview

[d000hg]

If the contract says a minimum of 48 hours and is also more than 17 weeks, it's automatically in breach of the working time directive.

THey can get you to opt out of the WTD though. I did that for a permie job once.

I always deduct my lunch break from my billed time.

You're not a permie though.

[PurpleGorilla]

If you're a permie aren't you entitled to paid lunchbreak, or did I imagine that? i.e. a 40 hour week is actually 37.5 working hours + mandatory 30 minute paid lunchbreak...

I always deduct my lunch break from my billed time.

[FrontEnder]

If the contract says a minimum of 48 hours and is also more than 17 weeks, it's automatically in breach of the working time directive.

[d000hg]

If you're a permie aren't you entitled to paid lunchbreak, or did I imagine that? i.e. a 40 hour week is actually 37.5 working hours + mandatory 30 minute paid lunchbreak...

[Flashman]

Hi,

I've been offered a contract which states a 48 hour working week is this the norm now for IT work or are the agency trying to pull a fast one?

This is only my second contract since leaving a permie role and my first contract is, what I thought was, a standard 40 hour week.

The 48 hour a week contract pays more on a day rate but the days are going to be longer so it would actually be a pay cut based on rate per hour.

What's the general consensus? Am I being precious and naive about the modern contracting world or is the agency trying to take me for a costly ride?

So basically they want you to work the equivalent of a 6 day week ...and get paid for 5?

***PERMIE CRAP ALERT ***

[ladymuck]

It's quality not quantity guys!

https://youtu.be/_iiOEQOtBlQ

Love that film!

[TheFaQQer]

Why doesn't everyone go ahead and watch that.

That'd be great

[VectraMan]

It's quality not quantity guys!

https://youtu.be/_iiOEQOtBlQ

Why doesn't everyone go ahead and watch that.

[GB9]

40 plus for current client. 50 plus for the last one.

I tend to worry less about the hourly rate and more on the Daily.