Hughes v Corps of Commissionaires Management Ltd (No. 2) [2011] IRLR 915 CA
Reports relating to this case:
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Working time: Worker allowed to restart interrupted breaks was given compensatory rest
- Date:
- 23 April 2012
In Hughes v Corps of Commissionaires Management Ltd (No. 2) [2011] IRLR 915 CA, the Court of Appeal held that a security guard on a manned site who remained on call throughout his breaks, but was permitted to restart interrupted breaks, was given “compensatory rest” within the meaning of the Working Time Regulations 1998.
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Rest breaks: Court of Appeal on "compensatory rest" for lone security guard on 12-hour shift
- Date:
- 15 September 2011
The Court of Appeal has held that a lone security guard who could take a rest break during a 12-hour shift, but who had to be on call during that time and could start his rest break again if it was interrupted, was given "compensatory rest" under the Working Time Regulations 1998.
