@employment_with_amy: Do you legally have to have 11 hours' rest between shifts? Not always! There are exceptions under the Working Time Regulations 1998, including continuity of service, shift changes and exceptional circumstances. But employers must also consider compensatory rest and their wider health and safety responsibilities. #EmploymentLaw #HR #HumanResources *Not legal advice. Not exhaustive.*
As per usual with a lot of these 'rules', the rules states something but when an employee trys to enforce it there is an asterisks with so many exceptions that basically makes the rule pointless.
2026-11-08 18:59:07
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Davidtw85_ttv :
Worked in Hotels, exceptions all over the place. lol
2026-11-08 12:47:19
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Rick wallace520 :
Ok. so maybe the question should be
What is the minimum rest time between shifts?
2026-11-09 10:04:40
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Grey :
its 8.5 hours 3 times a week for driving hours. retail etc ive seen rest between shifts literally being half an hour 😂.
2026-11-09 09:30:08
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krevein :
in the case of the ambulance service if we run over 3 shifts in a row , and hypothetically don't take the 11hrs first thing they should say if I crashed while driving is why didn't you take the rest period....
2026-11-09 09:46:03
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Dylanc533 :
the railway go further. its 12 hours minimum.
2026-11-08 14:08:09
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Bob Dacraic :
Railway we have 12 hours.
2026-11-08 21:38:23
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Clunk ❌️ :
For years I would finish a Friday late shift at 10pm, and start 6am on Saturday. my choice. then management, after 3 years of doing this, told me I couldn't do that anymore. Problem was you couldn't do Sunday overtime unless you did Saturday. so i lost (at the time) £350pm in overtime per month.
2026-11-08 14:06:09
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andy7778883 :
If I remember I signed an opt out agreement from the working time directive
2026-11-08 12:57:28
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Kylie-Jayne 🩷 :
laughs in hospitality....
2026-11-08 21:21:10
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GaryP :
so would a 72hr shift be illegal ? 😀 went into work on tuesday 7am, didnt go home until thursday 10pm 😴
2026-11-09 06:06:29
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Abi :
Hi Amy, I work in residential care. If I do a 14:30-22:00 shift, I cannot do a 07:00-14:445 shift the next day, unless I’m doing a sleep in at the home. However, I am expected to be up in the night to help a waking night staff member quite often during a sleep in… still have to work the 07:00-14:45 shift. This is the part that confuses me. Any ideas? 😅
2026-11-08 13:02:48
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Scott Brown :
in morrisons contract Says can be reduced to 9 hours company needs
2026-11-08 15:17:55
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Klerry :
As a worker in 🚑 we follow the 11-hour rule!
2026-11-08 15:32:23
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Alan Walker :
It should be down to the individual if they wish to work, if you need the money to survive then as long as it’s not all the time take what shifts are available, defo need at least a few hours between shifts but shouldn’t be restricted if you know you can handle it.
2026-11-08 14:14:57
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Wayne :
Hi but remember if don't have 11hrs rest and a accident happens first thing Health and Saftey and Management will say is that uts your own fault as didn't have the rest period, so they can use it against you ,I always tell my union members to take the 11 hrs .
2026-11-09 07:47:21
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Playful :
Thank you there is supplementary rest is also a thing
2026-11-08 19:19:43
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Lisa :
I get 8 but it’s a choice x
2026-11-08 13:34:45
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Chris downes :
You should be able to opt out if you wish to do so in the jobs it applies to
2026-11-08 16:46:15
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JT :
if it means a commute to work and the employee hasnt been given enough time off and fatigue causes a road crash would the employer be held accountable
2026-11-08 14:37:53
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Sloth :
its not a law. companies do not have to comply, but they do to protect themselves and their employees
2026-11-08 17:18:13
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Switch :
what do the regulations say about the care industry
2026-11-08 12:37:27
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Brad McSpicy :
I got 17 hrs sleep this week between shifts. 🫤🥱😴
2026-11-08 19:24:48
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Steve Hollis :
I always think this for my guys we don’t get 11 hrs as on call but they have signed out of the working time directive is this right
2026-11-08 22:12:53
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Emma1976 :
Ok please answer this first me . My supervisor puts me on a bar shift so I start at 15:30pm and finish at 23:00hrs then expect me to be in the next morning at 6;45 !!! To cover breakfast shift . I’ve told her this isn’t legal .. but she keeps doing it . Please help x
2026-11-08 19:23:40
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