Working 9 to 5..?
 

If you work Mon - Fri full time normal office hours what are your official 'contracted' hours in Australia?

Reaching to the back dusty areas of the brain, I seem to only remember working 0830 - 1730 for full time roles, which now I think is a long day! Edinburgh seems to be 9-5 in general (speaking from experience of 15+ jobs over 13.5 years - mainly contract work).

There will be many who work over their contracted hours, however, interested to see what the average is?

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

8 - 4, sometimes 7 - 3

BB

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

I do about 07:30 to 15:30 but sometimes I stay late for various reasons like picking my daughter up from ballet at 18:30 or covering for my colleague if he is at college.

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

I stroll in around 9:15 and tend to work later, a bit of after hours and Saturday too it being IT and all.

My contract says 7.25 hours a day but nothing would get done if I did that ...

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

My contract says:

...there is no additional payment for those reasonable additional hours on the basis that it's factored into base salary I suppose.

It also says:

Realistically, in our Melbourne office at least, it's tumbleweed time pretty soon after 5PM. But many people are working quite a few hours in excess of 40 per week.

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

Sounds suspiciously similar to mine, the extra hours are explicitly factored into the contract but my boss is a good guy and doesn't mind us taking time off in lieu.

Hello if you are reading btw, really mean that. ;)

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

40 hours plus other hours as required.... gulp. Wish I was a tennis WAG

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

My hubby leaves the house at 6am, it's a 45 min drive to the city and gets home at 6.45pm, Mon to Fri.

He's a contractor. Current position he is in, they'd have him in at 5 and not leaving till 8 every night, with no extra pay.

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

What a way to make a living..


Well someone had to do it. :D

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

:D:thumbsup:

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

everyone will be singing it all day now! (if their working hours allow) :p

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

ouch, long day :( hope he's able to stay a contractor for longer, paying by the hour is definitely the way forward

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

Well he has no intention on going permie just yet! Money is much better contracting, but you have to save for holidays!

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

I start at 7:15 and finish at 3:45 but get paid for 7 hours, 36 min per day. Once every 4 weeks the banked 24 minutes a day = a day off with pay. If I do any time over my regular hours I get either time in lieu or on weekends time & half on Saturday or double time on Sunday.

Re: Working 9 to 5..?
 

good stuff, am in similar boat however the agency offers rate plus holiday on top and it accumulates so you can see what you've have but not touch it. Otherwise I would spend spend spend!