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Am i allowed time at the end of my shift to get cleaned up?

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ANDREWANDREW


I work in a scrap yard/waste transfer station so understandably get quite dirty. we finish at 5pm every day and the gates are locked a couple of minutes after that. My boss however doesn't want us to finish until bang on 5 leaving us no time to get clean, is this legal?

Phillip B
Phillip B

It would take a strong-ish union membership and/or a court case, I reckon.

Over in Germany there was recently a test case where a cop wanted dressing and undressing time paid because of all the extra clobber he has to put on. He won, but it's gone to appeal.

Regardless, your boss is being churlish, assuming that there are clean-up facilities at work sufficient for all those finishing at 5. If there's one shower and 15 of you, then you're being unrealistic.

If no-one from similar work answers, then perhaps you could visit the one in your neighbouring town - have to be incognito though, or your nice boss will assume you're looking to leave!

Poseidon
Poseidon

I don't get time to wash the MRSA or TB off in my line of work.


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