Casual break entitlements.
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:16 pm
Hi all,
I’ve been working as a casual since 1 year, and recently I requested for a half a day shift I,e. 5 hour shift per day. And I’ve been working 5hrs for 3 days every week continuous for 3 months, and I used to get 20 minutes break in a day when I work 5 hours. But last Friday my director and assistant director were on leave and I asked one of the senior staff who was in charge for that day. And she said “ you are not entitled for a break when you are doing 5 hours shift. And I was shocked and I told her all these days I’ve been getting 20 minutes break and why all of a sudden there is a change? For that she replied “ as per the law you don’t get break for 5 hrs and I’m helpless “. I felt strange by the way she replied.
Because I’m pregnant now and I’m in my second trimester. So working continuously for 5 hours without a single minute break will make me so tired and exhausted. And I was left without break for that day. After 5 hours of continuous work without a break I ended up going home literally very tired ,dizzy . I can’t explain how I was feeling that day. I don’t know why that lady told me like that. I want to know is it discrimination towards a pregnant casual staff or does the law really say that a casual is not entitled to have a break when taking 5 hours shift?
Please somebody clarify my doubts!
I need to know what are my entitlement as a casual when I do 5 hours shift??
I couldn’t get proper information on fairwork or any other site.
I believe there are lot of directors and highly qualified people in this forum who can understand my concern and explain me about the breaks and entitlement.
I’ve been working as a casual since 1 year, and recently I requested for a half a day shift I,e. 5 hour shift per day. And I’ve been working 5hrs for 3 days every week continuous for 3 months, and I used to get 20 minutes break in a day when I work 5 hours. But last Friday my director and assistant director were on leave and I asked one of the senior staff who was in charge for that day. And she said “ you are not entitled for a break when you are doing 5 hours shift. And I was shocked and I told her all these days I’ve been getting 20 minutes break and why all of a sudden there is a change? For that she replied “ as per the law you don’t get break for 5 hrs and I’m helpless “. I felt strange by the way she replied.
Because I’m pregnant now and I’m in my second trimester. So working continuously for 5 hours without a single minute break will make me so tired and exhausted. And I was left without break for that day. After 5 hours of continuous work without a break I ended up going home literally very tired ,dizzy . I can’t explain how I was feeling that day. I don’t know why that lady told me like that. I want to know is it discrimination towards a pregnant casual staff or does the law really say that a casual is not entitled to have a break when taking 5 hours shift?
Please somebody clarify my doubts!
I need to know what are my entitlement as a casual when I do 5 hours shift??
I couldn’t get proper information on fairwork or any other site.
I believe there are lot of directors and highly qualified people in this forum who can understand my concern and explain me about the breaks and entitlement.