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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Graham Snowdon

How can I avoid working lunches?

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Can you refuse to go to a working lunch? Photograph: Martin Godwin

Work ethics is a fortnightly feature in Guardian Work where a reader submits a workplace dilemma and asks for your help. A selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.

This week's question

I'm being obliged to go to more and more meetings arranged over lunchtime. I feel resentful about it – why should I give up my lunch hour for unscheduled extra work? And the sandwiches they provide are always disgusting. Am I within my rights to refuse to attend such meetings?

What are your thoughts?

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