Hours between shifts?

forgotmyname

A few interesting answers there and i must admit i have driven over 12 hours in one day before. It was a 3.5ton van so no tacho. Plus offloading the goods at 2 different locations. They did supply money in case i needed to stop over, but it was my choice to push on and i had the following day off instead.

But as mentioned not nice for those that have to travel a fair distance or on public transport thats not point to point. I was talking to a nurse a while ago and she did 12.5 hour shifts, 12 hours + 20 - 30 minutes handover. Then she had to take the bus home which was about 15 miles away and not exactly direct.

The hotel worker only gets it occasionally, but a quick read of the links above, supposed to get 48 hours off every couple of weeks? Never gets that, always 2 separate days spread apart.

I guess everyones tolerance is different. Works for some and not others.

getmore4less

forgotmyname wrote: »

The hotel worker only gets it occasionally, but a quick read of the links above, supposed to get 48 hours off every couple of weeks? Never gets that, always 2 separate days spread apart.

be carefull with how some places interpret the rules, they ry to simplify and get it wrong.

2*24hr is fine the actual legislation is


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an adult worker is entitled to an uninterrupted rest period of not less than 24 hours in each seven-day period during which he works for his employer.


(2) If his employer so determines, an adult worker shall be entitled to either—

(a)two uninterrupted rest periods each of not less than 24 hours in each 14-day period during which he works for his employer; or

(b)one uninterrupted rest period of not less than 48 hours in each such 14-day period

in place of the entitlement provided for in paragraph (1).