Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)
A worker cannot be treated less favourably for refusing to opt out of the 48-hour week. A worker who suffers a detriment — for example, being turned down for a promotion or denied a pay rise — for refusing to opt out can bring a claim in an employment tribunal.
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