What is considered f/t

amother

Yesterday at 9:13 am

Just curious. I officially work 30 hours a week, but realistically it’s more, and I don’t get any sort of lunch break or anything. I always considered myself part time, but people have been telling me lately it’s really the equivalent of full time if there’s no break. Do you agree?

amother

Impatiens

Yesterday at 9:23 am

amother OP wrote:

No it’s not equivalent. How is 2 hours a day a normal break time at work? That’s where 10 hours would be going?

Maybe 35 hours with no breaks 9-5 is full time. That’s 1 hour a day

amother

Blue

Yesterday at 9:24 am

Full time is relative.
A single person with no other responsibilities works full time a 40 hours.
As a mother I work full time at 16 hours.

Eta I realized after it's not really what u asked.

amother

NeonBlue

Yesterday at 9:25 am

amother OP wrote:

In New York State, a 30 minute lunch break is required after working 6 hours.

I worked 6 hours a day for over 10 years and didn't receive a lunch break.
Now I'm working full time and get a 30 min lunch break as required but it's not paid. That's the only requirement in NYS, to be given break but they don't need to pay for it.

Regarding other benefits, employees can become eligible if they are working 30 hours a week or more.

amother

Slateblue

Yesterday at 9:25 am

Legally full time is 40 hours a week.

Family-wise I felt that I was working full-time when I worked from when the kids got on the bus until the kids got off the bus, even though practically it was only about 30 hours a week.

amother

Fern

Yesterday at 9:26 am

According to the IRS (if you’re in the US), it’s at least 30 hours per week.

https://www.irs.gov/affordable.....oyees

amother

Poinsettia ↓

Yesterday at 9:27 am

I don’t think it’s relative or location specific at r anything else. In America full time is 40 hours. The most you can do is adjust for 1 hour a day lunch so 36 hours.

In Lakewood people think 10-3 is full time, and they’ll clarify oh full time lakewood. Lakewood is in America so that’s still part time. Wink

mathbrain ↓

Yesterday at 9:28 am

Legally, 30 hours and up is considered full time.

So legally, at the 30 hour mark, they are required to provide you with the same benefits they offer only full time people (like health insurance and FLEX plan if your company has).

In NY, if you work six hours a day or more, you’re required to get a minimum half hour lunch break.

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Elfrida

Yesterday at 9:28 am

amother Blue wrote:

Full time is relative.
A single person with no other responsibilities works full time a 40 hours.
As a mother I work full time at 16 hours.

No ots not. There is a commonly accepted standard of full time.e being approximately eight hours a day, or forty hours a week. Less than that is part time.

Sixteen hours is part time. It ks two full working days, or approximately three hours a day spread over five days. It is also all the time you can spare, and you are fully occupied during the time you are not at work. That doesn't mean you have a full time commitme t to your employer.

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amother

↑ Poinsettia

Yesterday at 9:29 am

amother Poinsettia wrote:

By location specific I mean across the US. Of course in other countries this varies

↑ mathbrain

Yesterday at 9:34 am

I worked 20 hours a week in the past. While for me, it was the max I was able to do with childcare and having fridays off, I would in no way consider it full time.

IRS guidelines is pretty clear on 30 hours and up being full time.

Standard full time job is generally considered 40 hours a week.

Anything above 40 hours is considered overtime, and legally (ok, industry dependent, but for majority of employees) any hour worked past 40 hours/week needs to be paid at the overtime rate.

amother

Ginger

Yesterday at 9:46 am

At 30 hours a week, you are entitled to a 30 minute unpaid lunch break every day(assuming you are in the US)

shabbatiscoming

Yesterday at 10:11 am

amother Blue wrote:

Full time is relative.
A single person with no other responsibilities works full time a 40 hours.
As a mother I work full time at 16 hours.

Eta I realized after it's not really what u asked.

That is nowhere near full time. Sorry. That is very part time.

In Israel full time is 42 hours, legally.

amother

Currant

Yesterday at 10:14 am

35 hours is full time if there’s no break possibly.

Dh has to work 42.5 hours bec he gets a half hour break daily. But most places are not so nitpicky.

amother

Molasses

Yesterday at 10:17 am

In the U.S., under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), full-time means working at least 30 hours per week. Based on this, I would consider the OP to be a full-time employee. Whether or not she has breaks is irrelevant.

zaq ↓

Yesterday at 1:24 pm

It depends on the employer, but usually it's between 35 and 40 hours a week. Are there ers who consider 30 hours a week to be full-time? Maybe, but if there are any, they're few and far between except for schools.

↑ zaq

Yesterday at 1:25 pm

amother

Coffee

Yesterday at 1:31 pm

I was always told full time is a 40 hour work week.

When you have kids, part time can feel full time, but it’s not!

amother

Lightyellow

Yesterday at 1:33 pm

I’m in nj. Working for corporate company.

In my office full time workers do not get paid lunch. They work 8-5 with 1 hour for lunch which is considered 40 hours

I work 32 hours which is considered the minimum for full time work in my office. No paid lunch. But it makes me eligible for health insurance and full paid vacation.
Under 32 hours they don’t give that either.