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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 do not have the…
Workers are not 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 cannot take or are not allowed rest breaks should speak to…
Career breaks - eligibility and notice periods, contract terms and conditions.
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Auerbach on 6 February 2026.
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.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
This page advises those with responsibilities for people currently sleeping rough. This includes local authority teams for emergency preparedness, public health and rough sleeping, as well as non-governmental organisations, including those providing temporary accommodation or street-based support.
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
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