Court: Managers don't have to ensure lunch breaks

The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch and rest breaks.

The California Supreme Court said Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch and rest breaks.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The California Supreme Court says employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch and rest breaks....

The state's supreme court said they are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch and rest breaks. The ruling came after workers' attorneys argued that abuses are routine and widespread when companies aren't required to issue direct orders to take breaks.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

In a case that could affect thousands of California employers and millions of workers, the state Supreme Court on Thursday will decide whether managers must order workers to take rest and meal breaks at regular intervals throughout the workday.

Britain’s office workers are wasting years – and millions of pounds in lost productivity – through doing nothing at all, recent figures have found as according to their own admission, many spend time when they should be working browsing the internet, chatting on Facebook and Twitter, or simply taking extended tea, cigarette or lunch breaks.

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New school building guidance has allowed this bastion of teachers’ breaks to be axed – and this in a world where so many companies are now understanding the importance of rest and relaxation in the day? I fear this is such a negative and backward step. Even Starbucks in December 2012 stated it was cutting paid lunch breaks, among other benefits it was slashing, and this got me thinking about reinforcing the need and benefits of a break and somewhere to have it during the day.