Hours of Work
There are no prescribed hours of attendance for office managers. The main office hours comprise a 371⁄2 hour week worked from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm on Monday to Friday, with one hour for lunch. All sections work a flexitime scheme of attendance which features core hours from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm with a lunch break of between 30 minutes and two hours’ duration, with the opportunity to work from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm daily, at which time the premises are locked. Office managers do not qualify for overtime rates for any additional hours worked, but time off may be taken for any hours required to be worked at weekends.
In one calendar year, a total of 5 weeks’ holiday may be taken. Staff are reminded that they may not take more than two consecutive weeks of holiday.
Questions 5-10
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
5 All employees must work between 9.30 am and 4 pm, except for lunch time.
6 The building shuts at 5 pm.
7 All employees who are not office managers are paid overtime if they work later than 5 pm.
8 It is possible to have a two-week holiday in summer and a two-week holiday in winter.