It's 12 O'Clock, my third shift today starts now

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

I think that only covers hours per week, as in you can do more than 48 hours in 7 days if you wish. However, that wouldn't abosolve an employer of their legal duty to abide by the hours worked in 24 hours.

Thats over I think an average of a 19 week period I think youll find

Originally Posted by the_runt69

Thats over I think an average of a 19 week period I think youll find

Whatever. The point is the 11 hours per 24 is, I'm guessing, still valid whether you've signed a waiver form or not.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Whatever. The point is the 11 hours per 24 is, I'm guessing, still valid whether you've signed a waiver form or not.

If youve signed the waiver you can do beyond what is said in the euro law.
The waiver only works for shift workers though.

[Biker Biggles]

No matter what waiver you sign-----If you worked an obviously dangerous amount of hours and,say,fell asleep while driving,and,say,caused a big accident and people got killed,you would do serious time in jail,and they would come for the employer too,if they knew what you were doing or should have done.

[dizzyblonde]

according to WTD, you must have an 11 hr period between shifts, no matter what shift that may be. There is another rule about the nightshift that you mustn't do more than an average of 8hrs in a 24 hr period(funny that cause I work 12) but this is calculated over 17 weeks. You can't opt out of the night working limit
So my employer gets away with having us do three 12hr shift over the weekend, but because we do two 12 hr day shifts the weekend after, its all bull. Oh and 6 of the nightshift hrs are on a monday, in the next week....theres always a loophole..pah

There are exceptions to the rules like rail staff for instance

regardlesss all rules and regs are outlined here
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employme...ff/DG_10029451