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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 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…
Slides from the Make UK Defence's webinar on 13 December 2023
Non-statutory guidance and case studies for schools in England wanting to increase the length of their school week, including those delivering below the minimum 32.5 hours.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Guidance on the suspension and permanent exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units.
The Deputy Government Chemist, Selvarani Elahi, gave a lunchtime lecture at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Geel, Belgium
UK Hydrographic Office marks successful participation at 3rd Session of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Assembly in Monaco
Guidance about every piece of information you need to send us in autumn 2023, spring and summer 2024.
Finger-block baseline designs for a 1,120 place 11 to 16 secondary school.
Finger-block baseline designs for a 1,200 place 11 to 16 secondary school with a practical specialism.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Auerbach on 28 March 2024.
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