Margaret Kaczmarek

"My children both work for a major supermarket chain, as part of their work conditions they are entitled to a 10 hour break between shifts."

"My husband is an Ambulance Paramedic, and works 10, 12 and 14 hour
shifts.

"If he gets a late case towards the
end of a 14 hour nightshift, he could work in excess of 16 hours. But he
is only entiled to an 8 hour break between shifts.

"If an Ambulance Paramedic is fatigued and makes an error the concequences could be great.

"If my children make a error, the worse thing that happens is they scan an item incorrectly.

"Surely, 8 hour breaks must become a thing of the past for everyone's safety and well being?"

MARGARET KACZMAREK,
Keilor