Get Organised - Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership

Working Time Regulations (WTR)
• Young workers (16-17) may not ordinarily work for more than 8 hours
a day or 40 hours a week. There is no opt out of this as there is for
adults.
• You are entitled to a rest break of 30 minutes after you have worked 4½
hours and 12 uninterrupted hours off in each 24 hour period in which
you work.
• You are also entitled to 2 days off in each 7 day period.
• Young workers may not ordinarily work at night between 10pm and
6am. However, exceptions may apply in certain kinds of employment,
for instance cultural, advertising, artistic and sporting activities and
hospital work.
• Holidays. If you work full-time (a five day week) you are entitled to 28
days paid holiday each year but your employer may offer more. This
holiday entitlement includes bank holidays.
Contract of employment
This is important. You should get one within eight weeks of starting a
job - if you don’t, ask. When you receive it, check it carefully as it sets
out the terms of your employment. Ask if there is anything you do not
understand.
It usually includes:
• your name (the ‘employee’) and the name of your employer
• your job title and what you do
• your starting date
• hours of work
• place of work
• pension scheme
• entitlement to sick pay
• your pay and when you get paid
• holiday entitlement
• disciplinary and grievance procedures.
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