LRD guides and handbook July 2019

Health and safety law 2019

Chapter 11

Exceeding the 48-hour week

[ch 11: page 205]

Exceeding the 48-hour maximum working week under the Working Time Regulations can be relevant evidence contributing to the overall picture in a work-related stress claim (Hone v Six Continents Retail Ltd [2006] IRLR 49 (see page 173). So can breaches of the HSE Management Standards on workplace stress (see pages 202-203).