eileenfatpants
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I am the same on WI day, i cant think about anything but food and always work late and go straight there so I dont have any temptatuion at home
Katerpillar.....that salad looks yummy!!
We offered to buy a microwave but they would not let us, don't want us cooking in the office. A toaster is something to think about. I have got a food flask but find that the food is only luke warm by the time I get to eat. I've got a camping stove will have to put it in the boot of the car. See what they say about that !!!
Facilities for rest and to eat meals
[FONT=CHJHJ B+ Helvetica Neue,Helvetica Neue][FONT=CHJHJ B+ Helvetica Neue,Helvetica Neue]Suitable and sufficient, readily accessible rest facilities should be provided.
Seats should be provided for workers to use during breaks. These should be in a place where personal protective equipment need not be worn. Rest areas or rooms should be large enough and have sufficient seats with backrests and tables for the number of workers likely to use them at any one time, including suitable access and seating which is adequate for the number of disabled people at work.
Where workers regularly eat meals at work, suitable and sufficient facilities should be provided for the purpose. Such facilities should also be provided where food would otherwise be likely to be contaminated.
Work areas can be counted as rest areas and as eating facilities, provided they are adequately clean and there is a suitable surface on which to place food.
Where provided, eating facilities should include a facility for preparing or obtaining a hot drink. Where hot food cannot be obtained in or reasonably near to the workplace, workers may need to be provided with a means for heating their own food (eg microwave oven).
Canteens or restaurants may be used as rest facilities provided there is no obligation to purchase food.
Suitable rest facilities should be provided for pregnant women and nursing mothers. They should be near to sanitary facilities and, where necessary, include the facility to lie down.
ColJack said:what? you don't have a canteen / break area??
I'm pretty sure thy have to provide somewhere for you to eat and make drinks etc that's not at your desk..
you could keep the microwave in the boot of the car and run an extension lead out there at lunch time
in fact, here is the guidance from the government website..