Janvi Patel discusses a recent case involving Arriva and the 48-hour opt-out clause.
Under Reg 4(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) an employee’s working week cannot exceed an average of 48 hours. The 48-hour week is calculated by a rolling 17-week reference period
Under Reg 5 of the WTR, the worker has the ability to decide whether or not they “opt out...
Agency doctors are being paid up to £20,000 per week to make up for staffing shortfalls due to the Working Time Directive.
An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph found that the Regulations, which limit how many hours can be worked in a week, is forcing hospitals to...
Unpaid overtime has increased for older employees but has reduced for the rest of the workforce, according to an analysis.
The sharp rise for those in their late 50s and early 60s, which has been detected over the past decade, was discovered in a Trades Union Congress (TUC) study....
Managers and senior officials work an average of
7.6 hours per week – approximately an extra day – for free, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings showed that many workers undertake unpaid overtime...
The supermarket chain Tesco has introduced a four-hour shift, otherwise known as slivers of time.
It is thought that staff who have complicated home lives, such as carers or those with illnesses, would benefit from such short shift patterns.
Alternatively it may be useful for staff...
Workers who regularly put in overtime and undertake 10 or 11-hour days are increasing their chances of developing heart disease by nearly two-thirds, a new study suggests.
The research, published online in the European Heart Journal, is based on the experiences of 6,000...
The Government will instruct police forces to introduce more efficient working practices in a bid to save overtime costs.
The Protecting the Public: Supporting the Police to Success White Paper has revealed officer overtime costs which totalled £413 million in 2007...
