Working time rights – a summary

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Under the WTR, most UK workers – not just employees – have the right to:

• a maximum average working week of 48 hours, including overtime;

• a maximum of eight hours’ night work;

• a daily rest period of 11 hours;

• a day off per week;

• a rest break if working more than six hours; and

• paid annual leave of 5.6 weeks.

There are also specific limits on the working time of night workers and young workers (those aged 15 and over but under 18).