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EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
If you drive a goods vehicle or a bus or coach you must follow the rules…
If you employ drivers and other mobile workers, you need to: keep drivers’…
The rules that apply to goods vehicles depend on the weight of your…
If you’re driving a vehicle that carries passengers, the rules that apply…
Some types of vehicle are exempt from EU rules. This means they come under…
Even though the UK has left the EU, you may still need to follow EU rules…
The GB (Great Britain) domestic drivers’ hours rules apply to most…
The European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in…
If you work partly under EU or AETR rules and partly under GB domestic…
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
The National Minimum Wage is worked out at an hourly rate, but it applies…
Workers paid according to the number of hours they are at work are classed…
Most people paid an annual salary are classed as doing ‘salaried hours…
Workers paid per task they perform or piece of work they do (known as…
If the work is not covered by any of the other types of work, it’s…
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…
Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.
Guidance for local authorities in England who are considering adopting a 4-day working week.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
This guidance is on a Union making an application to be recognised for collective bargaining
This guide provides information on statutory derecognition of a trade union
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.
How the EU drivers' hours rules for goods vehicles work.
Guidance documents and updates for Sellafield Ltd employees.
All references to Area VII are to Area VII within British Fishery Limits only. Details of the approach to managing the over 15 metre Area VII crab and scallop fishing sector to keep the fishery within UK effort limits.
Rules for lorry, bus and coach drivers on how many hours you can drive, exemptions from the rules, and when the rules can be relaxed temporarily.
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
Pandemic flu planning information for England and the devolved administrations, including guidance for organisations and businesses.
This guidance explains what the Community Infrastructure Levy is and how it operates.
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