Rest time between shifts

elsien

itsthelittlethings said:

Time to talk to your manager as it does appear your employer is breaking the law.

On what basis?

itsthelittlethings

elsien said:

itsthelittlethings said:

Time to talk to your manager as it does appear your employer is breaking the law.

On what basis?

OP said their shift ends at 10pm and starts again at 7am the next day. This is a rest break of 9 hours.

elsien

There doesn’t need to be 11 hours between all shifts. There had to be 11 hours continuous break (not including travel)  off somewhere in the 24 hour period. Not sure if that is the case for the OP or not, 

itsthelittlethings

elsien said:

There doesn’t need to be 11 hours between all shifts. There had to be 11 hours continuous break (not including travel)  off somewhere in the 24 hour period. Not sure if that is the case for the OP or not, 

This is incorrect, it is between shifts.

https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work

rustywallet

Someone earlier on here said there may be different rules for care homes, so does this cover care workers I wondered?

elsien

It can cover care workers doing shifts, yes. That is where compensatory rest comes in.
I used to manage a care home and there was not 11 hours between split shifts however, as long as staff got the time elsewhere, the rota  was lawful.
although I would suggest is a starting point in the OP might want to consult their union because it does very much depend on the circumstances. 

Baldytyke88

itsthelittlethings said:

This is incorrect, it is between shifts.

https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work

Your link states "Workers have the right to 11 hours rest between working days. For example, if they finish work at 8pm, they should not start work again until 7am the next day."

So they have the right to an 11-hour break, but could an employee or a union agree to something different?

That is how I interpret the wording.

Some industries, such as driving or the railways, have some strict rules regarding working hours, but those rules do not apply to all industries.

Andy_L

Baldytyke88 said:

itsthelittlethings said:

This is incorrect, it is between shifts.

https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work

Your link states "Workers have the right to 11 hours rest between working days. For example, if they finish work at 8pm, they should not start work again until 7am the next day."

So they have the right to an 11-hour break, but could an employee or a union agree to something different?

That is how I interpret the wording.

Some industries, such as driving or the railways, have some strict rules regarding working hours, but those rules do not apply to all industries.

Yes. From the other pages of the gov.uk page that was linked to

"If there is an agreement between management, trade unions or the workforce (a ‘collective’ or ‘workforce’ agreement) that has changed or removed rights to these rest breaks for a group of workers"