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To: the government
cap restaurant/ kitchen hours
Cap the number of hours that restaurant / kitchen staff are expected to work.
Why is this important?
For the health and well being of all staff, also properly paid for the actual hours they work, when salaried they are getting well below the minimum wage
Chefs have to work 12/16 hours a day and especially if they are Michelin starred, lack of sleep , lack of breaks and daily pressures have an extreme detrimental effect on them with lots of them turning to supplements (caffeine red bull pro plus) but also what is very common is amphetamines. This year I was made aware of a famous chef near London, where staff started at 6 and finished at 12/1. Some staff were even taking some of the veg up to their rooms to prep for the morning. There seems to be no rules governing hours and conditions in this industry. In France because of the unions chefs are only allowed to work 8 hours a day
