Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Posted October 29, 2006 What is the policy for outpatient physical therapists with respect to lunch and break time? My current company does not allow any scheduled break or lunch time unless a 10 hour day is worked for either office or professional staff. With 10 hour days a 30 minute break is scheduled as the second half of a patient's treatment hour. The therapists leave the patients to exercise on their own as a result and take breaks all day. NOt very efficient! It feels like a sweat shop instead of a professional environment. Suzanne in MD Quote
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 In the State of Illinois an employer is required to give 30 minutes paid after 6 hours worked. For an 8 hour + day it is 2 15 minute breaks along with the 30 minutes (and it can be made into 1 hour lunch). Joan www.PDRehab.com > > What is the policy for outpatient physical therapists with respect to > lunch and break time? My current company does not allow any scheduled > break or lunch time unless a 10 hour day is worked for either office > or professional staff. With 10 hour days a 30 minute break is > scheduled as the second half of a patient's treatment hour. The > therapists leave the patients to exercise on their own as a result and > take breaks all day. NOt very efficient! It feels like a sweat shop > instead of a professional environment. > Suzanne in MD Quote
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 That is right on target - 2 15 minute breaks can be given as the schedule allows - but are not mandated - Hosking PT Illinois Quote
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 Actually, from the Illinois Department of Labor website the regulation reads, " An employee who is to work 7½ continuous hours or more shall be provided an unpaid meal period of at least 20 minutes. The meal period must be given to an employee no later than 5 hours after beginning work. Illinois has no law regarding breaks. " 820 ILCS 140/3 Ann Morehead Chicago Re: lunch and break policy In the State of Illinois an employer is required to give 30 minutes paid after 6 hours worked. For an 8 hour + day it is 2 15 minute breaks along with the 30 minutes (and it can be made into 1 hour lunch). Joan www.PDRehab.com > > What is the policy for outpatient physical therapists with respect to > lunch and break time? My current company does not allow any scheduled > break or lunch time unless a 10 hour day is worked for either office > or professional staff. With 10 hour days a 30 minute break is > scheduled as the second half of a patient's treatment hour. The > therapists leave the patients to exercise on their own as a result and > take breaks all day. NOt very efficient! It feels like a sweat shop > instead of a professional environment. > Suzanne in MD Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all messages to PTManager. Sick of working for someone else? Tired of fighting against POPTS? Ready to quit the corporate nonsense of large organizations? Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join APTA, AOTA or ASHA and participate now! Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all messages to PTManager. Quote
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 OK - We have Illinois, but do not yet have the content of the land labor laws. Does anyone? Thanks, Dick Hillyer, PT, MBA, MSM W. Hillyer 700 El Dorado Pkwy West Cape Coral, FL 33914 Home Fax Mobile Re: lunch and break policy That is right on target - 2 15 minute breaks can be given as the schedule allows - but are not mandated - Hosking PT Illinois Quote
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2006 Report Posted November 1, 2006 This discussion clearly illustrates that every PTManager needs to have a cadre of content specialist-advisors available on a day to day basis - in this case a Human Resources expert. Whether you are the manager in a hospital, private practice or any other practice model, you need several good consultants. In addition to HR, most practices need a legal advisor, a financial advisor and a rehab specific advisor. This list is a wonderful resource, but it is not meant to replace those advisors. On Wed, November 1, 2006 8:26 pm, Dick Hillyer wrote: OK - We have Illinois, but do not yet have the content of the land labor laws. Does anyone? Thanks, Dick Hillyer, PT, MBA, MSM W. Hillyer 700 El Dorado Pkwy West Cape Coral, FL 33914 Home Fax Mobile Re: lunch and break policy That is right on target - 2 15 minute breaks can be given as the schedule allows - but are not mandated - Hosking PT Illinois [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all messages to PTManager. Sick of working for someone else? Tired of fighting against POPTS? Ready to quit the corporate nonsense of large organizations? Visit www.InHomeRehab.com. PTManager encourages participation in your professional association. Join APTA, AOTA or ASHA and participate now! Please identify yourself, your discipline and your location in all messages to PTManager. Quote
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2006 Report Posted November 2, 2006 With blocking off 1 hour for lunch, doesn't pt's appts before lunch run over into lunch time. Our avg. Pt visit is 60-90 minutes. We have difficulty maintaining the time to squeeze a lunch in. Mark Niles PT, MS, CSCS Orthopedic Specialists, PA mniles@... ph fax Re: lunch and break policy I use a one hour paid block off per 8, 10, or 12 hours. It works out to about a 45-60 minute break even if patients linger a bit. No clinic should feel like a sweat shop. There are way too many jobs available for employees to feel like employers treat them " less than professional " . Have a chat with management. Maybe you can influence a policy change. Good luck. B. Rohr, P.T. land Physical Therapy lunch and break policy What is the policy for outpatient physical therapists with respect to lunch and break time? My current company does not allow any scheduled break or lunch time unless a 10 hour day is worked for either office or professional staff. With 10 hour days a 30 minute break is scheduled as the second half of a patient's treatment hour. The therapists leave the patients to exercise on their own as a result and take breaks all day. NOt very efficient! It feels like a sweat shop instead of a professional environment. Suzanne in MD Quote
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