Breaks on a 12 hour shift

ferry

Hi.
Due to an increase in workload we have been offered overtime to complete tasks which will mean a 12 hour day.
Can anyone please confirm what breaks we will legally be entitled to during this time?.

Thanks as usual
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Darksparkle

If over 18, you are entitled to one uninterrupted break of 20mins.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Documents/Advice%20factsheets/Employment/e-rest-breaks-at-work.pdf

bengalknights

You should get at least 20 minutes every 6 hours is my understanding

torbrex

I don't know what the hard rules are but when I did 12 hour shifts we got a 10 minute paid break every 2.5 hours with a half hour unpaid break roughly in the middle of the shift.

Darksparkle

bengalknights wrote: »

You should get at least 20 minutes every 6 hours is my understanding

My understanding is that it is over 6 hours per day, not every 6 hours.

PasturesNew

Darksparkle wrote: »

My understanding is that it is over 6 hours per day, not every 6 hours.

This. So you'd work 6 hours, have an unpaid break, then work to the end of the shift and go home.

specialboy

As above, you are entitled to one 20 minute break if your shift is over 6 hours long, even if your shift is 15 hours the legislation only allows for one break although employers are free to offer more.

ohreally

20 minutes unless your contract provides for more.

getmore4less

The key is they have asked so decide what you want before you agree.

It will depend on what you do what is appropriate and if they need to be structured.

anamenottaken

PasturesNew wrote: »

This. So you'd work 6 hours, have an unpaid break, then work to the end of the shift and go home.

Just in case it is not clear that you were writing specifically about the OP's 12-hour shift.

If the shift is expected to last over 6 hours then a break is required. It is not that you have to work for 6 hours before you are legally entitled to a break. The break is meant not to be close to the start or end of the shift so around the middle is good. For the OP this could be after 6 hours but could be a little before that too.

(For someone working a 7 hour shift they would be entitled to a minimum 20-minute break and waiting until they had worked 6 hours would not be acceptable.)

Blackpool_Saver

How awful, 20 minutes in 12 hours....seriously?