Oil-rig workers could be required to take annual leave during onshore "field breaks"

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  Russell and others v Transocean International Resources Ltd and others sub nom Craig v Transocean International Resources Ltd [2011] IRLR 24 CS (1 other report)

  The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Session decision (Russell and others v Transocean International Resources Ltd and others sub nom Craig v Transocean International Resources Ltd [2011] IRLR 24 CS) that offshore oil-rig workers are not entitled to annual leave in addition to their onshore breaks.

  • Working time: Offshore oil workers' statutory annual leave entitlement satisfied by onshore "field breaks"

    Date:

    1 March 2011

    In Russell and others v Transocean International Resources Ltd and others sub nom Craig v Transocean International Resources Ltd [2011] IRLR 24 CS, the Court of Session held that offshore oil workers' regular onshore field breaks can constitute annual leave for the purposes of the Working Time Regulations.