Minimum rest between shifts in retail

phil2

I work in a shop and just wondered what the minimum rest is, on one day im in 12.30-9.30 then the day after 7-1.30

Reply 1

phil2

Oh yeah i know that but this one im wondering is minimum rest between shifts?

Reply 2

EleanorFrost

Original post by phil2

Oh yeah i know that but this one im wondering is minimum rest between shifts?

I think it's 11 hours, but don't quote me on that.

Reply 3

UPSDGoat

I thought it was 8 hours but according to this it's 11
https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work/overview

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Reply 4

phil2

So if im working till 9.30 one evening then im in at 7 the day after, not 11 hours, thats illegal? Always do it at work, most work till 8.30 and are in at 6!

Reply 5

phil2

not that i can remember, i may menchen it just to see in a nice way, dont volunteer

Reply 6

lyrical_lie

Original post by phil2

I work in a shop and just wondered what the minimum rest is, on one day im in 12.30-9.30 then the day after 7-1.30

Yea I was looking into this for my boyfriend as often he works til 10pm then starts at 7am the next day at Morrisons but he's too worried he won't get shifts if he doesn't just work it.

Reply 7

phil2

yes i am bothered its tiring all days long 5 days in a row mixture of early and lates some extra hours in bed would help

Reply 8

InArduisFouette

you CANNOT opt out of the daily rest requirements

even if you have signed a EWTD ' opt -out' all that covers is the 48 hours average working week .

Reply 9

InArduisFouette

Original post by J-SP

Apologies - I didnt know that, I thought it was one and the same.

Strange how a major retailer is allowed to have shift patterns where everyone is not getting their 11 hours then.

lack of effective Union presence combined with a lack of roles where fatigue is a safety issue ( as the transport side is often contracted out and comes under driver's hours anyway e.g. all the Knowhow Artics and a l the M+S dry goods trucks are DHL supply chains ( M+S food trucks are GIST)

Reply 10

InArduisFouette

Original post by J-SP

If it's a legal requirement without a loophole though, I'm still surprised. A lot of industries are not Unionised but are still subject to employment laws and regulations. The employers must think the risk of being taken to a tribunal is very low.

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it's one of these elephant in the room topics, combined with the casualisation of labour in the 'normal shop assistant' type roles...

Reply 11

Emma:-)

Entertainment Forum Helper

Original post by phil2

I work in a shop and just wondered what the minimum rest is, on one day im in 12.30-9.30 then the day after 7-1.30

If you are under 18 then its 12 hours.
If you are over 18 then its 11 hours.

Reply 12

phil2

Pain how they get away with it ha

Reply 13

ForgetMe

Original post by lyrical_lie

Yea I was looking into this for my boyfriend as often he works til 10pm then starts at 7am the next day at Morrisons but he's too worried he won't get shifts if he doesn't just work it.

He should ask the store manager about that because at my work we have 6 am - 2 pm / 12 midday - 8 pm shift patterns and if someone does 12 to 8 pm, and the next day they have 6 am shift, they can leave home at 7 pm but this was not mentioned in our contracts. I don't work for Morrisons but for another major retailer in their warehouse :smile:

Reply 14

sr90

Volunteer Team

For sales, stocktakes, VM etc I always finished at 9/10pm and had to be in again at 5/6am the next day.

Like many things in retail, it's just exploiting people. They know that they'll never get called out on it.

Reply 15

username1177050

I used to work Fridays 6-10 pm and then again on Saturday 7-1 am, but they said they would change my shift, however I asked them not to as it suited me and meant I could travel the 30 miles to make my football games which kicked off at 3.

It can be tiring but I find once your up after half an hour you are fine. I also used to sleep at about 2 and wake up for 5 am. We underestimate the strength of our resolve a lot of the time