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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…
How to manage Eurasian beavers on your land without a licence and when you need a licence in England.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
The graves of three World War One soldiers, from Somerset, London and Staffordshire, have now been marked more than a century after their deaths.
What you must do to avoid harming hazel dormice and when you’ll need a licence.
What you must do to avoid harming great crested newts and when you’ll need a licence.
This is a cross-government strategy setting out how the government and its partners will end rough sleeping for good.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping.
Information for consumers.
Find out which goods qualify for unfettered access when moving from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
Guidance on managing and using bed rails safely.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.
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