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Workers have a right to take toilet breaks, court rules – Sydney Morning Herald
A McDonald’s franchisee had claimed crew members were only legally entitled to use the bathroom and get a drink while on rostered breaks.
“The right to access the toilet or a drink of water was, in my view, a workplace right,” Justice Logan concluded.
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union brought the case on behalf of Chiara Staines, a young crew member who worked for Tantex, a McDonald’s franchisee in Queensland that runs six restaurants.
The union had been running a campaign alleging the company was failing to give workers 10 minute paid breaks for shifts over four hours, as they were owed under the company’s enterprise agree…
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