Frequently asked questions on legal issues relating to the Working Time Regulations.
Explains what the Working Time Regulations are.
Explains to whom the Working Time Regulations apply.
Explains the current definition of 'working time'.
Explains how the 48-hour week is calculated under the Working Time Regulations.
Looks at who is responsible for enforcing the 48-hour working week if an employer has more than one job.
Whether an employer can insist that all workers opt out of the average weekly working time provisions at the same time as signing their initial employment contract/agreement with them.
The recording of actual numbers of hours worked by each opted-out employee in the relevant reference period under the Working Time Regulations.
Which workers are exempt from the Working Time Regulations.
The minimum amount of annual leave an employer must provide to all workers.
Does the statutory paid annual leave provided by the Working Time Regulations include bank holidays.
Whether an element of 'rolled up' holiday pay is a breach of the Working Time Regulations.
Deductions from final salary under Working Time Regulations if a worker resigns taking more than their proportion of annual leave.
Payment in lieu under the Working Time Regulations if a worker resigns having taken less than their proportion of annual leave.
Whether it is a breach of the Working Time Regulations to provide in the contract that an employee can swap holidays for cash payments.
Notice of holiday that employees should give under the Working Time Regulations.
Refusing a request for annual leave under the Working Time Regulations.
The entitlement of a worker to holiday pay during sickness absence even if he is not entitled to statutory sick pay.
Daily break provisions under the Working Time Regulations.
Minimum daily and weekly rest periods under the Working Time Regulations and whether an employer has to force their employees to take rest breaks.
Restrictions under the Working Time Regulations on the employment of young workers and children.
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