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Overview. You cannot work more than 48 hours a week on average - normally averaged over 17 weeks. This law is sometimes called the ‘working time directive’ or ‘working time regulations’....
- Calculating Your Working Hours
Average working hours are calculated over a ‘reference’...
- Opting Out
Workers who cannot opt out. You cannot opt-out of the 48...
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Your contract and working hours Includes employment status,...
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These Regulations implement Council Directive 93/104/EC concerning certain aspects of the organization of working time (O.J. No. L307, 13.12.93, p.18) and provisions concerning working...
- What Counts as Working Time
- What Does Not Count as Working Time
- Keeping Records of Working Hours
- If An Employer Does Not Follow The Law
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By law, working time is when someone is: 1. at the employer's 'disposal' – this means the employer can tell them what they can or cannot do in that time 2. carrying out work activities, duties and training Working time usually includes time spent: 1. travelling to a customer or client, for example if the job is a travelling salesperson 2. training ...
Working time usually does not include: 1. routine travel to and from home and the workplace if the person has a set workplace, for example a regular commute to an office or factory 2. rest breaks when no work is done 3. travelling outside of normal working hours, for example to get to a conference 4. training that is not work related, for example a...
An employer does not need to keep records of all daily working hours. However they must keep records to prove that: 1. employees are not working more than the 48-hour weekly maximum– this is unless they have an opt out agreement 2. they are not breaking limits for night working 3. they have offered regular health assessments for night workers 4. yo...
If an employee thinks their employer is not following the law for working time, they could first try resolving it by: 1. talking with their employer informally 2. raising a grievance – making a formal complaint to their employer If the employer still does not resolve it, depending on the issue the employee may be able to: 1. make a claim to an empl...
Contact the Acas helplineto: 1. talk through any questions about working time 2. report an employer You can also use the pay and work rights complaint form on GOV.UK.
Workable hours and breaks are directed by the UK's Working Time Regulations, formally part of the EU Working Time Directive. Here we explore key legislation and how the courts see claims against employers.
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833) is a statutory instrument in UK labour law which implemented the EU Working Time Directive 2003. It was updated in 1999, but these amendments were then withdrawn in 2006 following a legal challenge by the European Court. It does not extend to Northern Ireland.
- SI 1998/1833
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- England and Wales; Scotland
CIPD guidance on the legality of working hours in the UK. Workable hours and breaks are directed by the UK's Working Time Regulations, formally part of the EU Working Time Directive. Here we explore key legislation and how the courts see claims against employers. Published: 05 Apr, 2024.
An overview of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833), including information on the meaning of working time, exclusions and special cases, enforcement and penalties, and how the regulations may be modified by agreement. Annual leave is dealt with separately in Practice note, Holidays.
