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Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.

• Overview

  You cannot work more than 48 hours a week on average - normally averaged…

• Calculating your working hours

  Average working hours are calculated over a ‘reference’ period, normally…

• Opting out of the 48 hour week

  You can choose to work more than 48 hours a week on average if you’re over…

As a public sector employer, you must report and publish information on facility time for your employees who are trade union representatives.

• Updated: 22 May 2024

Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.

• Overview

  The National Minimum Wage is worked out at an hourly rate, but it applies…

• Paid by the hour

  Workers paid according to the number of hours they are at work are classed…

• Paid an annual salary

  Most people paid an annual salary are classed as doing ‘salaried hours…

• Paid per task or piece of work done

  Workers paid per task they perform or piece of work they do (known as…

• Paid in other ways (unmeasured work)

  If the work is not covered by any of the other types of work, it’s…

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

Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lady Haldane on 12 March 2025.

• Updated: 12 March 2025

• Updated: 31 May 2024

Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

An explanation of the types of work and the working hours for which you must pay the minimum wage.

• Updated: 1 April 2023

• Updated: 21 June 2022

Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.

• Updated: 29 October 2021