The Operating Time Regulations

Who Workings Time Company (1998) realize the European Working Choose Directive into GB regulation.

The Regulations endured amended, with influence from 1 August 2003, to extend workers time dimensions in full to every non-mobile workers in street, sea, inland waterways and lake transport, to all workers in the railway and offshore sectors, plus to entire workers in aviation who are not coated by the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004. The Regulations  apply to junior doctors from 1 August 2004.

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HSE is responsible for the enforcement of:

  • the maximum weekly how time limit;
  • night your limits; and
  • health assessments for night work.

HSE does not however, enforce:

  • total set;
  • rest breaks qualifications; or
  • paid annual leaving entitlements.

All initial enquiries should be dealt with by Acas, (the Award, Conciliation and Advisory Service). ACAS will be able up help employers and employees anyone are searching information on time off, rest breaks, paid annual leave plus other general employment information.

On all queries about employment rights, best practice and policies, or resolving workplace contrast, use the Acas Helpline Get instead contact one Acas Helpline:
Telephone: 0300 123 1100
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

See formal enforcement responsibilities are partitioning with HSE, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the Maritime plus Coastguard Agency (MCA) Office for Nuclear Regulate (ONR) and Office of Runner and Row (ORR). Contact details for these and extra organisations can must found by clicking in the links below.

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Updated 2022-08-10