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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to reflect that the temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the EU drivers' hours rules, expired on 10 February 2022.
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- Date:
- 3 October 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Pazur v Lexington Catering Services Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a kitchen porter had been subjected to a detriment when he was threatened with dismissal after he refused to return to work following a breach of his right to a rest break.
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- Date:
- 7 August 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Hallett v Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Court of Appeal held that an NHS trust's use of commercial software to monitor rest breaks results in a breach of junior doctors' terms and conditions of service.
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- Type:
- Policies and documents
A model policy to set out the principles regarding employees' working hours.
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- Date:
- 13 March 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Crawford, the Court of Appeal held that, under reg.24 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833), a compensatory rest period need not consist of an uninterrupted 20 minutes provided that it has the same value in terms of contributing to the worker's wellbeing.
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- Date:
- 21 March 2018
- Type:
- Law reports
In Santos Gomes v Higher Level Care Ltd, the Court of Appeal held that compensation for injury to feelings is not available in a claim under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833) for a failure to provide 20-minute rest breaks..
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Date:
- 16 January 2018
- Type:
- Law reports
In Crawford v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that, as far as possible, compensatory rest must comprise a continuous 20-minute rest break, not an aggregate 20 minutes of shorter breaks.
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- Date:
- 24 November 2017
- Type:
- Law reports
In this Portuguese case, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that the weekly rest period of 24 hours may be granted on any day during each seven-day period, and not necessarily the day following six consecutive working days.
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- Type:
- Policies and documents
A model contract clause setting out an executive director's position in relation to the working time rules on paid annual leave, working hours, rest breaks and night working.