Hours of rest between shifts?

[mindimplode]

How many hours rest do you legally have to have inbetween shifts, ie following a late shift with an early?

[stellaqueen]

i used to work at asda when a student and their policy was 13 hours between shifts. think this is countrywide but not 100%.

[laurence2]

I,m a train driver, my minimum hours between shifts is 12 hours.

in the N.H.S. most are minimum of 8 hours, so therefore it seems to vary from job to job, tho agree with pickle on the working directive.

ps mindimplode is their a problem with your work then

[mindimplode]

No not now, Ive changed jobs, but evidently there did used to be. Cheers guys.

[mikenellen]

The best place for anyone to look for answers to this is on the DTI (Dept of Trade and Industry) website.

I believe it is calculated over a two week period. So if u dont get your full allowance between shifts one week but u get more the second week then this will average out within the required limits. (unfortunately).

[JonRB]

I work for Royal Mail and the policy is 10 hours between shifts.