staff lunches and ratio's

[Clare_Matthews]

I was just wondering how everyone managed around lunches and maintaining ratio's ? Does everyone have lunch time cover which allows each member of staff to have a lunch break ?

[Guest]

Our management come into the rooms to cover lunches, plus we have a member of staff who can do lunch cover if we need her to.

[Stargrower]

We have lunch cover for each room for three hours each day, to let each member of staff have one hour's lunch break. The staff go 12-1, 1-2 and 2-3.

[finleysmaid]

My staff are paid and 'on duty; but not necessarily working with the children therefore we are still in ratio. (large family group ...not separate rooms though)

[Mouseketeer]

An hour is generous, is that paid ? We are half an hour paid , morning staff do lunch, and all day staff rota as needed then have their break after, well that's the theory, staff always get theirs but I rarely do....I learnt a long time ago that working regulations don't include managers

[barcombeplaygroup]

_{We have lunch with the children - only one room though.}

[Mouseketeer]

I enjoy eating with the children but some of the staff are a bit 'work to rule' and it only takes one going on about 'rights'

[blondie]

the staff that cover lunch then have 20 minutes lunch break which is covered by other staff -some staff eat with the children but still have their 20 minutes - i think it is compulsory for all staff working over certain number of hours - we were also told that staff have to have this time away from the children by our development worker.

[bubblejack]

 

Workers have the right to one uninterrupted 20 minute rest break during their working day (this could be a tea or lunch break), if they work more than 6 hours a day.

[mrsbat]

We all sit with the children - 1 member of staff to each table (normally 3 or 4 tables) - while the other 1 or 2 members of staff get the room ready for the afternoon session, once a member of staff finishes their lunch they swap with one who hasn't

[larnielass]

Paid lunch break??? I should be so lucky!!

[klc106]

We eat with the children but we are only a very small setting with just the 2 staff members all in one room.

[tish501]

I give my staff a 30 mins paid lunch break since law says should be 15 mins break every 4 hrs.(or was in 2004 when we opened) They choose to not have that 15 mins break so combine it in a paid lunch break x

[mrsbat]

I give my staff a 30 mins paid lunch break since law says should be 15 mins break every 4 hrs.(or was in 2004 when we opened) They choose to not have that 15 mins break so combine it in a paid lunch break x

Workers have the right to one uninterrupted 20 minute rest break during their working day (this could be a tea or lunch break), if they work more than 6 hours a day. :1b

[Guest]

My staff are paid for their lunch break (20mins - 40mins depending on working day) but must stay on premises. This is away from children. We have enough staff to remain in ratio

[Stargrower]

My full time staff work an eight hour day, so one hour for lunch is not that generous. But it isn't paid! Staff who are not on their lunch break eat with the children. I never have a lunch break. Ever! :1b

[Clare_Matthews]

Thanks everyone . It's good to hear what everyone else does. I'm planning on being out of ratio so I can cover lunches and staff sickness how we've r was just thinking if a member of staff is off and I step into numbers it would affect everyo es lunch breaks !