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The Elements of the Working Time Directive That Will Affect You
Night Shift limit of 8 hours
48 Hours Maximum Working Week
11 Hours Minimum Continuous Break
Obligatory 2 Years Work Records for Every Employee
The key word is ‘average’, it means that you can use longer shifts for Nights than 8 hours unless their work involves
special hazards or is heavy physical or mental work. In which case the limit is 8hrs in a 24hr period.
Section 7(b) says: shall ensure that each night worker employed by him has the opportunity of a free
health assessment at regular intervals of whatever duration may be appropriate in his case.
Section 4.—(1) [F1Unless his employer has first obtained the worker’s agreement in writing
to perform such work], a worker’s working time, including overtime, in any reference
period which is applicable in his case shall not exceed an average of 48 hours for
each seven days.
Section 10.—(1) [F1A worker] is entitled to a rest period of not less than eleven consecutive
hours in each 24-hour period during which he works for his employer.
Section 9.—[F1(1)] An employer shall—
[F2(a)keep records which are adequate to show whether the employer has complied
with the limits specified in regulations 4(1), 5A(1) and 6(1) and (7) and the
requirements in regulations 6A and 7(1) and (2);]
(b)retain such records for two years from the date on which they were made.