Just a little question for the readers here who are more knowledgeable than myself...
I am a sole charge office person, who does debtors, creditors, wages and answers the phone etc. Often when I go to lunch there is no one else in the office to answer the phone so I switch it across to the company cell phone.
Occasionally it misbehaves and I miss a call. I've missed a couple in the last few days from the head of the company (mainly because of phone reception) which he has complained about(and rightly so, I suppose), and even made the comment that I might have to eat my lunch by the phone in the office.
My question is - am I entitled to a lunch break away from work and doing work things? eg, answering the phone - be it in the office or on mobile. I don't have a contract of any kind right at the moment with the company.
I tried to find on the Employment Relations site but haven't been able to find anything.
Thanks for any advice!