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All workers have a statutory right to a rest break of not less than 20 minutes when they work more than six hours. Can that break be taken as two lots of ten minutes or would that breach the Working
Time Regulations 1998 (WTR)?
Published 08.02.2018
The Working Time Regulations 1998 grant workers an uninterrupted 20-minute rest break after six hours’ work. The Court of Appeal has now confirmed that this won’t apply in certain situations. What
you need to know?
Published 21.03.2019
If an employee suffers discrimination, the tribunal can make a separate award for injury to feelings. Is it also able to do this where an employee has been denied their statutory rights in relation
to rest breaks?
Published 28.06.2016
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998, all workers are legally entitled to daily and weekly rest periods, plus in-work breaks if their shift exceeds a certain number of hours. But what are the
specific rules for adult workers?
Published 17.10.2012
All adult workers are entitled to an uninterrupted in-work rest break of 20 minutes if they work in excess of six hours. In addition, they are entitled to daily and weekly rest periods. What are the
rules?
Published 13.02.2019
Smaller employers will often instruct their employees to provide extended holiday cover. However, as one unlucky employer has found out, this can breach the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR). What
do you need to know?
Published 26.10.2021
The Working Time Regulations 1998 set out rules limiting a worker’s working hours and providing for them to have rest breaks. What are your main obligations in relation to working hours and rest
breaks under the legislation?
Published 19.03.2024
All adult employees have a statutory entitlement to minimum rest breaks and rest periods. But what happens where an employee falls pregnant - does she have enhanced rights due to her condition?
Published 22.09.2016
All adult workers are entitled to a daily uninterrupted rest break of eleven hours plus a further 24 hours’ uninterrupted rest in each seven-day work period. Does the law say when the 24-hour rest
period must be taken?
Published 15.12.2017
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