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LiveLifeToTheFull2 · 26/06/2024 14:27

How long should a break be if you work for 6 hours?
Thank you!

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dementedpixie · 26/06/2024 14:29

If you work over 6 hours you're entitled to 1 break of at least 20 minutes

LiveLifeToTheFull2 · 26/06/2024 14:42

Does that include working for 6 hours? Is it 6 hours and over?

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SBHon · 26/06/2024 14:50

The wording is ‘more than 6 hours’. https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work

Personally, if I worked up to 6 hours (ie 5hrs59mins) anywhere and wasn’t given a brief break, I’d look for a different job.

Rest breaks at work

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

https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work

KevinCostnerStoleMyHeart · 26/06/2024 14:50

SBHon · 26/06/2024 14:50

The wording is ‘more than 6 hours’. https://www.gov.uk/rest-breaks-work

Personally, if I worked up to 6 hours (ie 5hrs59mins) anywhere and wasn’t given a brief break, I’d look for a different job.

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BloodyAdultDC · 26/06/2024 15:01

You're entitled to a break only if you work 6 hours or more.

Any less than that is purely a courtesy.

HappyAsASandboy · 26/06/2024 17:32

The break doesn't have to be paid. So if I was working 6 hours I'd get them done and then take the "break" from 6hrs to 6hrs 20mins while I travelled home!

If you work 6hrs 30mins then you'd have to take a 20 min unpaid break in that, meaning you are at work for 6hrs 50mins ....

SBHon · 27/06/2024 14:21

HappyAsASandboy · 26/06/2024 17:32

The break doesn't have to be paid. So if I was working 6 hours I'd get them done and then take the "break" from 6hrs to 6hrs 20mins while I travelled home!

If you work 6hrs 30mins then you'd have to take a 20 min unpaid break in that, meaning you are at work for 6hrs 50mins ....

If you work 6hrs 30mins then you'd have to take a 20 min unpaid break in that, meaning you are at work for 6hrs 50mins ....
Or you’d still be at work for 6hrs 30mins but actually working for 6hrs 10mins.

AlisonDonut · 27/06/2024 14:56

HappyAsASandboy · 26/06/2024 17:32

The break doesn't have to be paid. So if I was working 6 hours I'd get them done and then take the "break" from 6hrs to 6hrs 20mins while I travelled home!

If you work 6hrs 30mins then you'd have to take a 20 min unpaid break in that, meaning you are at work for 6hrs 50mins ....

The law specifically says that it cannot be taken at the start or end of the day.

hairypaws · 27/06/2024 15:02

I work 6 hrs per day. I take a 10 min break each day. This is not an official break and I am paid for it. I am not entitled to it but am given it as a little courtesy. If I worked over 6 hours I would have to take an unpaid 20 min break, regardless of how much over the 6 hrs I worked, eg 1/2 hr or 3 hrs more.

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