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Break entitlement on a work day

Can someone please tell me what is the law for employment - if you work 6 or 8 hrs a day what breaks are you entitled to? Thanks

Sonak Sat 10/05/08 21:26

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Buenchico
Sat 10/05/08
21:59

Any adult who works up to, and including, 6 hours per day has no entitlement to any breaks

Any adult who works more than 6 hours per day is entitled to a single (unpaid) 20 minute break.

That entitlement is not 'cumulative'. e.g. if someone works for 12 hours or 18 hours, they're still only entitled to a single 20 minute break.

A person who is over school-leaving age, but under 18, is entitled to a single (unpaid) 30 minute break if they work more than 4½ hours at a time. (Once again, the entitlement is not cumulative).

There's no other entitlement to any other breaks (such as 'tea breaks').

In some circumstances, health and safety regulations might mean that a person has to be rested from a particular job more often (and/or for longer periods) than the above rules state. However, that doesn't give the worker any additional right to breaks, since the employer could simply take them off one type of job and assign them to another.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employe es/WorkingHoursAndTimeOff/DG_10029451

Chris

Postdog
Sat 10/05/08
22:03

Well I am not the OP but I just want to say what a top answer that was.

Sonak
Sat 10/05/08
22:27

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Thanks very much Buenchico! ;)

LAW_DROP-OUT
Mon 12/05/08
01:08

looks like good bloke ... buenchico , came up with a solid answer.....

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