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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.

• Overview

  Workers over 18 are usually entitled to 3 types of break: rest breaks at…

• Taking breaks

  Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long…

• Compensatory rest

  Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they do not have the…

• Exceptions

  Workers are not entitled to the 3 general types of rest break if they work…

• Young workers

  Young workers (above school leaving age and under 18) are usually entitled…

• Disputes

  Workers who cannot take or are not allowed rest breaks should speak to…

Disabled people are set to benefit from the expertise of some of the world's tech giants to help make the workplace more accessible to them.

• Updated: 3 February 2026

Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Fairley on 21 January 2026.

• Updated: 4 February 2026

What you can do if your goods or vehicle are seized by Border Force or HM Revenue and Customs - get your things back or disagree with a customs seizure

Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison

Career breaks - eligibility and notice periods, contract terms and conditions.

What happens if you're stopped by the police while driving - breath tests, motoring offences, faults with your vehicle, seizing your vehicle

Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.

Tell DVLA if you have a broken limb and will be unable to drive for more than 3 months

Explains how to report a security vulnerability on any Home Office service or system.

• Updated: 24 February 2025