Working Hours - Office Timings

Hi all , I am an HR from chennai . i have introduced a circular on office timing is from 9.30am to 6.30 with 1 hour lunch. Please suggest am i right?

Dear all,
You can have such working hrs as per company policy. But generally people are more comfortable with half an hour lunch with two 15 min breaks for tea or coffee.
You can take a call on this though. Also put the notice on the notice board.
Regards,
Viraj

What about smoking breaks? How do you quantify those?

Hi,

If the employee stretch and work beyond office hours due to work requirement , smoking breaks can be entertained.

However if employees are going in group for smoking and waste time in chatting the same should be monitored and restricted.

My suggestion is morning and evening 1 break with duration of 5-10 minutes will be ideal provided the employee completes the work even after office hours.

If you have Door Access Control System you can assess the actual time break.

In the better interest of the health of employees you may plan for some awareness program as to how smoking is dangerous.