Manager’s guide
The manager's guide to working time and rest breaks
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The manager's guide to working time and rest breaks
What your staff are entitled to during the day, between shifts and across the week, how the 48-hour opt-out really works, and the records you need to prove it.
What you will learn
- The three rest entitlements, in plain terms
- What counts as a real break
- The 48-hour week and the opt-out
- Night workers have a separate set of rules
- Workers under 18 are owed considerably more
Written by Elodie Cosette, Head of Insights
Written for managers,
not lawyers.
Inside the guide
8 short chapters
Read it in one sitting, or jump to the part you need today.
01The three rest entitlements, in plain terms
02What counts as a real break
03The 48-hour week and the opt-out
04Night workers have a separate set of rules
05Workers under 18 are owed considerably more
06When a break genuinely cannot be taken
07The records that prove it
08How Jamie HR helps
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