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#1 Posted : 28 October 2004 13:41:00(UTC)
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Posted By Adam Jackson
I've been delving through the Working Time Regs on a night work issue but have come up blank. Night work is limited to 8 hours (averaged over a 17 week period) but can workers voluntarily exceed this as they can with the 48 hour working week limit providing its in writing or is the night work 8 hour limit a strict one?
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#2 Posted : 28 October 2004 17:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paula BrattonYoung
My understanding is that an opt out is an opt out, no matter which bit of the regs. I'm only 80% sure tho...
Regards, Paula
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#3 Posted : 28 October 2004 17:30:00(UTC)
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Posted By Adam Jackson
Is that true? Would be a handy answer if it is. I was under the impression there are some parts of the Working Time Regs which are absolute and some which employees can choose to opt out of. For example, I didn't think adolescents could opt out of their night work rules? (I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time - I'm big and ugly enough to admit it!)
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#4 Posted : 28 October 2004 17:34:00(UTC)
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Posted By Heather Aston
According to the DTi document "Your guide to the working time regulations" a night worker cannot opt out of the rules relating to night work.

The opt-out only applies to the averaged 48 hour working week.

Heather
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#5 Posted : 28 October 2004 17:34:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paula BrattonYoung
Not sure - I won't be able to sleep tonight now :-)
I'm on a mission to check...
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#6 Posted : 28 October 2004 17:36:00(UTC)
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Posted By Heather Aston
Paula

try here http://www.dti.gov.uk/er...e_regs/wtr3.htm#section3

hate to think of you not sleeping...

Remember folks Google is your friend.

Heather
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#7 Posted : 28 October 2004 17:45:00(UTC)
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Posted By Adam Jackson
My friend is called Carl although its likely that somewhere is a new-born called Google..!

Thanks for that pointer - appreciate you doing what I completely forgot to do and checking Google. I am suitably shamefaced :(

Thanks

Adam
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