188体育

Workers may be entitled to 鈥榗ompensatory rest鈥� if they don鈥檛 have the right to specific rest breaks. Compensatory rest breaks are the same length of time as the break (or part of it) that they鈥檝e missed.

A worker may be entitled to compensatory rest if:

• they鈥檙e a shift worker and can鈥檛 take daily or weekly rest breaks between ending one shift and starting another
• their workplace is a long way from their home (eg an oil rig)
• they work in different places which are a reasonable distance from each other
• they鈥檙e doing security and surveillance-based work
• they鈥檙e working in an industry which is very busy at certain times of the year 鈥� like agriculture, retail, postal services or tourism
• they need to work because there鈥檚 an exceptional event, an accident or a risk that an accident is about to happen
• the job needs round-the-clock staffing so there aren鈥檛 interruptions to any services or production (eg hospital work)
• they work in the rail industry on board trains or their job is linked to making sure trains run on time
• their working day is split up (eg they鈥檙e a cleaner and work for part of the morning and the evening)
• there is an agreement between management, trade unions or the workforce (a 鈥榗ollective鈥� or 鈥榳orkforce鈥� agreement) that has changed or removed rights to these rest breaks for a group of workers