Chapter 10
Working time rights – a summary
[ch 10: page 193]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).