Blair & Ors v Hotel Solutions London Ltd [2012]
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Published on: 02/03/2012
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Background
The claimants were cleaners in a hotel and said they could not complete the required work in cleaning 15 rooms in the time allocated without working through their breaks. The employer argued that none of the cleaners was actually required to work overtime - they could let them 75know the job couldn't be finished and could go home. They had the option to stay behind and finish the work but this was voluntary. The employees argued they were pressurised into working during breaks to get through the work and it was impossible to clean the rooms without working reduced breaks or staying behind after allocated hours.There was a union agreement which stated in paragraph 3.01 that “Overtime is voluntary,
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This article is correct at 02/03/2012
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