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I believe I'm required to allow one 15min break every four hours and a 30min break every eight. Some guys take the full 30 minutes some guys don't. One crew just works straight through because they want to get off sooner. I'm required to allow the break time, but they aren't required to take it. At first it bothered me but, they like it better so no problem I guess. I still deduct the time from their cards and they know it. I have to deduct it so I'm protected legally and related company paperwork states the break times clearly. They probably fudge a little somewhere, I don't obsess about it. They are an efficient and productive crew.
As far as travel time, we don't do any maintenance work so we pretty much work at one job all day. Paying a crew of guys to sit in traffic just seems wrong to me, especially in the morning and evening rush hours. I do pay the foreman to drive the truck and make sure he is prepared for the days work (tools, materials, etc.). Some guys like a FREE ride to and from the job. Some guys drive them selves. Thats fine with me. I do pay them if they need to load materials on the way. Thats different.
Hope that helps,
Bill
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