LRD guides and handbook October 2021

Health and Safety Law 2021

Chapter 10

Collective action on working time

[ch 10: page 218]

Despite the legal protections under the WTR, several groups of workers have used collective action to protest against being forced to work long hours and difficult working patterns.

In August 2021, the Unite general union reported a growing threat of industrial action among HGV lorry drivers and highlighted long hours as one of a number of “long-running serious discontents” in the industry (see page 201 above).