Politics1 min ago
Leaving Your Desk At Work
Is there a law in the UK about how many times you can leave your desk at work? I mean for health and safety reason like staring at a screen for 60minutes can't be good for you or sitting down for 8hrs a day.
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http:// www.hse .gov.uk /pubns/ indg36. pdf
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It's EU law that you take a break every so often. Employers are legally required to meet with staff to discuss and agree on breaks, (which include changes of activity). With my former company, this meant a break of 10 minutes in every hour. Here's the EU Directive...
http:// eur-lex .europa .eu/Lex UriServ /LexUri Serv.do ?uri=CE LEX:319 90L0270 :EN:HTM L
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>>>20minutes every 6 hrs isn't much
To be pedantic, it's not actually 20 minutes every 6 hours. If your working day is up to 6 hours long you're not entitled to any statutory breaks (although, as been suggested above, health & safety consideration will apply to certain tasks). If your working day exceeds 6 hours you're entitled to a SINGLE 20 minute (unpaid break). If your shift is 12 hours, 18 hours, or even longer you're still only entitled to ONE 20 minute break, not two or three.
To be pedantic, it's not actually 20 minutes every 6 hours. If your working day is up to 6 hours long you're not entitled to any statutory breaks (although, as been suggested above, health & safety consideration will apply to certain tasks). If your working day exceeds 6 hours you're entitled to a SINGLE 20 minute (unpaid break). If your shift is 12 hours, 18 hours, or even longer you're still only entitled to ONE 20 minute break, not two or three.
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