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Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers

• Overview

  Workers over 18 are usually entitled to 3 types of break - rest breaks at…

• Taking breaks

  Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long…

• Compensatory rest

  Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the…

• Exceptions

  Workers aren’t entitled to the 3 general types of rest break if they work…

• Young workers

  Young workers (above school leaving age and under 18) are usually entitled…

• Disputes

  Workers who can’t take or aren’t allowed rest breaks should speak to their…

What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.

• Updated: 29 March 2015

Apply for a licence to do development or other work that may affect otters and find out how to report your actions.

How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.

• Updated: 7 April 2025

Economic impact assessment on changes to the MiFID.

• Updated: 31 August 2012

You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.

• Updated: 17 November 2015

The Royal Parks charity was created in March 2017 and officially launched in July 2017 to support and manage 5,000 acres of Royal parkland across London. It took over the role of managing the parks from The Royal Parks Agency...

• Updated: 14 February 2023

Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect smooth snakes or sand lizards and find out how to report your actions.

Economic impact assessment on minimum resting times and call markets and circuit breakers.

• Updated: 31 August 2012

Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect European protected species.