11 hour rest break between shifts?

Matthew-1985

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Am I right in thinking that employees are entitled to an 11 hour rest break between shifts and that the employer cannot force them to start another shift before the 11 hours are up.

So for example if you leave work at 10pm they can't force you to start before 9am the next day?

Thanks. :)
 
I suffer from a similar situation at work :/

If your doing shift work however from what I have read there is a loophole that allows them to circumvent that rule :|

Someone else might know more though :)
 
As far as I remember its 8 hours.

They can ask you to work any hours they want and you agree on in "exceptional Circumstances" but they can't schedule your working commitments to routinely start within 8 hours of a previous shift, if both shifts are atleast 7 hours long.

(or something like that)
 
I work part time at the Inland Revenue and we work till 9pm. The next shifts for us cannot start until 9am so we have to have a 12 hour gap.
 
There have been many time when I have finished at 11pm 12am and have had to be back at work 6am. Just get on with it.
 
The Government Guidelines change depending on what type of work you do but if i remember correctly its an avarage of 8hrs over 7 days.
 
Yes, in most cases an adult worker is entitled to a rest period of at least 11 consecutive hours in each 24-hour period. However, this entitlement is subject to the following exceptions:

(a) where working time is 'unmeasured' - this basically means that the duration of working time is not measured or predetermined or can be determined by the worker himself. Therefore, if you have complete control over your hours and the time is not monitored or determined by the employer, you fall within the exception.

(b) where the worker is engaged in one of the 'special case' activities - this includes various sectors (air, rail, road, sea..etc) and the activities of doctors in training.

(c) where a shift worker changes shify and cannot take the daily rest period between the end of one shift and the start of the next one

(d) where the worker is engaged in activities involving periods of work split up over the day (eg cleaning staff)

(e) where the right is modified or excluded by a collective or workforce agreement

However, where one of the above exceptions apply, the employer must allow the worker to take an equivalent period of compensatory rest and, in exceptional cases where this is not possible for objective reasons, the employer must afford the worker such protection as may be appropriate in order to safeguard the worker's health and safety.
 
Im sure its a 12 hour gap!

At one point i was working for 15 hours, having 10 off and then back in for another 15 hours. It was illegal to work like that but we needed the job doing.
 
We're told at our place that its EU legislation of some sort that we have to have at least an 11 hour gap between 1 shift ending, and the next one beginning.
 
for some reason im thinking its 11 hours on average over a working month. not sure why tho
 
Morba said:
for some reason im thinking its 11 hours on average over a working month. not sure why tho
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I think you can only work upto xx hours per week as an average over a working month. Perhaps getting the 2 things muddled up? :o
 
Believe it or not, at BA engineering we have a 10 hour rule which is by local agreement. The 11 hour rule is under EU guidelines iirc.
 
My place needs me to work I am thankful they gave me a job when none else would so I am always there for them. If that means 15 hour days and only 6 hours sleep then thats what I do.
 
L0rdMike said:
My place needs me to work I am thankful they gave me a job when none else would so I am always there for them. If that means 15 hour days and only 6 hours sleep then thats what I do.
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Thats an admirable attitude IMO, too many people take the fact they can get work for granted.
 
L0rdMike said:
My place needs me to work I am thankful they gave me a job when none else would so I am always there for them. If that means 15 hour days and only 6 hours sleep then thats what I do.
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Thats a very different situation, and obviously most people aren't in that position. So how applicable is it here?

Its fine in the short term and if it gets results and if its appreciated.. But in the long term you can't live like that. Your health WILL suffer. Also theres a danger that it become stand practise, and thats a bad thing. It points to poor managment and perhaps something wrong with how the company does business.

Its either a job, or a vocation.
 
when I did a christmass job at M&S they had me working till 11, starting at 7 the next day, brake at lunchtime, start again at 6 till 11 then 7 the next day just before christmass, I asked if that was legal they said "oh we don't worry about stuff like that" I said that I wasn't realy up for that kinda stuff (as it wasn't my contracted hours anyway) so they changed it, but I know a few people did do those shifts.

I think maybe its in your contract if theres and differences from the standard shift patterns
 
It isn't admirable at all, there is nothing wrong with working hard and being grateful for being in work, but you shouldn't have to give up your human rights to do it. and IMO going to bed and having a couple of hours to eat is what humans need.
 
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