Working Hours

Covered in this topic:

  • My employer wants to have a 52-week reference period for working time rather than a 17-week one. Can it do this?
  • My employer does not keep records of my working hours. Is this allowed?
  • What are my working hours rights in a nutshell?
  • Which groups of workers are not covered by working time rules, or treated as a special case?
  • What counts as working time?
  • What unpaid overtime counts as working time?
  • How is my average working week calculated?
  • Can the period over which my average hours are calculated be varied?
  • Can I opt out of the 48-hour limit?
  • Can I opt back into the 48-hour limit?
  • Can I be made to sign an opt-out?
  • How do I reverse a working time opt-out?
  • What does my employer mean when they say my working time is 'unmeasured'?