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What does and doesn’t count as an unpaid break?

There are strong protections even if deductions are included in signed employment contract.

Legal Vision senior associate Gerard Elwell speaks with Hamish McNicol.

An employment lawyer said a finding that deducting seven and a half minutes from every hour a shuttle bus driver worked was unlawful, even though it was agreed, reinforces the strong protections around paid breaks.

Meanwhile, Legal Vision senior associate Gerard Elwell said the use of ChatGPT and

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Hamish McNicol Fri, 14 Apr 2023
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