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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 don’t have the…

• Exceptions

  Workers aren’t 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 can’t take or aren’t allowed rest breaks should speak to their…

EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles

• Overview

  If you drive a goods vehicle or a bus or coach you must follow the rules…

• Rules for employers

  If you employ drivers and other mobile workers, you need to: keep drivers’…

• Goods vehicles

  The rules that apply to goods vehicles depend on the weight of your…

• Buses, coaches and minibuses

  If you’re driving a vehicle that carries passengers, the rules that apply…

• Exemptions from EU law

  Some types of vehicle are exempt from EU rules. This means they come under…

• EU rules

  Even though the UK has left the EU, you may still need to follow EU rules…

• GB domestic rules

  The GB (Great Britain) domestic drivers’ hours rules apply to most…

• AETR rules

  The European Agreement Concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in…

• Driving under both EU or AETR rules and GB domestic rules

  If you work partly under EU or AETR rules and partly under GB domestic…

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

Guys Marsh is a men’s prison near Shaftesbury in Dorset.

• Updated: 15 February 2023

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

The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions

• Updated: 1 June 2022

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

The steps you can take to tackle an intruder or burglar in your own home - and what force you can use to defend yourself

Guy took up his role as Chargé d’Affaires to the Republic of Guinea on 1 August 2022. Before arriving in Conakry, Guy spent four years as Economic Counsellor at the British Deputy High Commission Lagos, responsible for promoting government-to-government and...

• Updated: 6 September 2022