Company I work for gives us a 30 minute unpaid meal break when working 5 hours or more. We work in construction, and our superintendents have told us we are not allowed to eat in the building, so we’re forced to go to our cars for lunch. Some of us must park further than others, because we all do not get the privilege of parking on the premises.
Our lunch is at 10:30am, but it’s usually a 3-6 minute walk to our car so we lose that time. Also, they expect us back to work at 11am on the dot, so we must leave our cars 3-6 minutes early, losing anywhere between 6-12 minutes off our lunch. My question is, should lunch breaks be uninterrupted? Our time is lost going to our cars and back, but that’s because we are told eating isn’t allowed in the building, and we do not have a designated lunch area. So we are forced to eat lunch in our cars. If anyone has any info, that would really help. I’m hoping to send an anonymous email to our company to address this lunch break issue. Thanks!