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Click to show the answer Who is covered by the working hours provisions of the Working Time Regulations 1998?

Click to show the answer What is the maximum number of working hours an adult worker can work?

Click to show the answer What is the maximum number of hours a young worker under the age of 18 may work?

Click to show the answer What is a workforce agreement on working hours?

Click to show the answer What counts as 'working time' for the purposes of the Working Time Regulations 1998?

Click to show the answer In what circumstances is travelling time included in the working time calculation?

Click to show the answer Is time spent on call 'working time' for the purposes of the Working Time Regulations 1998?

Click to show the answer Can an adult worker decide to work more than the limit imposed by the Working Time Regulations 1998?

Click to show the answer Can a young worker decide to work more than the limit imposed by the Working Time Regulations 1998?

Click to show the answer What are the legal rights of night workers in relation to working hours?

Click to show the answer Are there special rules for new or expectant mothers employed on night work?

Click to show the answer What rights do doctors in training have under the Working Time Regulations 1998?

Click to show the answer What happens if the employer fails to comply with the Working Time Regulations 1998?

Click to show the answer Do employers have to keep records of the hours worked by those of their workers who have chosen to opt out of the average 48-hour week?

Click to show the answer Are any changes to working time reference periods planned?

Click to show the answer What proposals are there to amend the Working Time Directive with regard to time spent on call?

Click to show the answer Where an employee has two jobs which employer is responsible for ensuring that the employee's total weekly hours do not exceed the working time limits?

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