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Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Workers over 18 are usually entitled to 3 types of break - rest breaks at…
Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long…
Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the…
Workers aren’t entitled to the 3 general types of rest break if they work…
Young workers (above school leaving age and under 18) are usually entitled…
Workers who can’t take or aren’t allowed rest breaks should speak to their…
The working time rules that apply to you depend on whether you drive a vehicle in scope of the EU or GB domestic drivers’ hours rules.
How the drivers' hours Great Britain domestic rules work for passenger carrying vehicles.
How the Great Britain drivers' hours domestic rules work for goods vehicles.
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
Owners of UK-flagged fishing vessels are responsible for basic health and safety on board their boats, safe working practices and safety equipment.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Auerbach on 16 April 2024.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Stout on 2 May 2024.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency in the UK.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
How to ensure the products you make or import comply with the law and are safe for consumers to use.
Design, build and operate APIs in a consistent way
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human element
This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
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