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Employee Rights - Working Time Regulations
There are specific rules relating to different types of employees.
Please find summarised below the provisions for day workers and
adults. Please call if you have queries relating to night workers
or youths.
| Limit on working time |
Weekly Working Time |
48 hours per week, taken as an average over a
17-week period |
| Adult Workers Rights |
Daily Rest Period |
11 consecutive hours rest in every 24 hour period |
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Weekly Rest Period |
Uninterrupted period of 24 hours in every 7-day period |
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Daily Rest Break |
20 minutes, provided working longer than 6 hours |
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Annual Leave |
4.8 weeks paid annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) |
An employee may opt out of these rights in writing with the employer,
but may re-assess them by giving not less that 7 days notice to
the employer.
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