Working Time Regulations
by The basic rights of The Working Time Regulations 1998 are:
* a limit of an average of 48 hours a week over a 17 week period which a worker can be required to work
* a limit of an average of eight hours work in 24 hours which night workers can work
* a right to 11 hours rest a day
* a right to a day off each week
* a right to an in-work rest break if the working day is longer than six hours
* a right to 28 days paid leave for full-time workers per year.
The Working Time Regulations currently provide employees with basic rights and has been designed to protect the employee from being over worked, however since the last recession many companies have been forced into making redundancies, one of the most notable results of this down sizing of staff is that the remaining employees have to take on the extra workload, as companies recover the work load increases yet many employers are afraid to increase their staff thus resulting in working long hours with little breaks, some employees are happy to take on the extra work load as the overtime will increase there pay however some will find all the extra work as tiring and will have a negative result on your health,
Know your rights
If your not happy with long working hours or a heavy workload don’t be afraid to let your employee know of your concerns.
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