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Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
If you have normal working hours, overtime usually means any time you work…
You only have to work overtime if your contract says so. Even if it does,…
Usually, part-time workers must not be treated less favourably than…
Time off in lieu (TOIL) Some employers give you time off instead of paying…
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.
You cannot work more than 48 hours a week on average - normally averaged…
Average working hours are calculated over a ‘reference’ period, normally…
You can choose to work more than 48 hours a week on average if you’re over…
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
Equalities impact assessment and accompanying guidance, analysing the agreed position on corrective payments for holiday pay for regular voluntary overtime under the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook.
Part-time workers should not be treated less favourably than full-time workers; employers' responsibilities and what part-time workers can do if they're treated unfairly
Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.
Information for employers on how Universal Credit and earnings are worked out, employers' responsibilities and support available.
The rights of agricultural and farm workers - including pay rates, agricultural minimum wage, overtime, holiday leave, rest breaks, help and advice
How to calculate the average hourly rate, and the number of hours worked over a specific period so that you pay the correct wage; includes example calculations.
Tom Winsor conducted an independent review of police officer and staff remuneration and conditions, published March 2011.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Wales Office response to Freedom of Information request ‘Overtime’.
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