Employment law around working hours

[stevie21]

I know that you can sign a disclaimer to say you don't want the law to apply to you in these cases but under everyday circumstances, what's the mandatory time that has to pass between today's shift ending and tomorrow's starting?
Is it timed between the start & end of shift rather than travelling time : when you get home and then have to leave home tostart the next day?

[stevie21]

Fantastic answer, cheers. Now, does anyone know if there is anything set in law about how long your break must be if you work over 6 hours?
"A rest break if the working day is longer than six hours"

I always used to think it was a 30 min break if your shift was 5+ hours and an hours break if it was over 7. The above site doesn't bear that out...

[stevie21]

Just found this

If a worker is required to work for more than six hours at a stretch, he or she is entitled to a rest break of 20 minutes.

[Buenchico]

As you've discovered, the only legal entitlement to a break is a single (unpaid) break of 20 minutes if the shift exceeds 6 hours. There is no 'pro rata' or cumulative entitlement. i.e. If you work a 12 hour (or even 24 hour) shift, you're still only entitled to just one 20 minute break.

Chris