break entitlement

Talk to your HR department or, if your company is big enough, your Employee Consultative Forum.

I am of course assuming you are in the UK.

Regards

Jim

First question ,where are you?
Some extracts of some of the employment laws UK:-
If you are in UK then a max of 48 hours , unless you have signed an opt out agreement.

Rest breaks - a break during your working day

If you are an adult worker (that is, over 18), you will normally have the right to a 20 minute rest break if you are expected to work for more than six hours at a stretch.

A lunch or coffee break can count as your rest break. Additional breaks might be given by your contract of employment. There is no statutory right to 'smoking breaks'.

The requirements are:

* the break must be in one block
* it cannot be taken off one end of the working day - it must be somewhere in the middle
* you are allowed to spend it away from the place on your employer's premises where you work
* your employer can say when the break must be taken, as long as it meets these conditions

Daily rest - a break between working days

If you are an adult worker you have the right to a break of at least 11 hours between working days. This means as an adult worker, if you finish work at 8.00 pm on Monday you should not start work until 7.00 am on Tuesday.
Weekly rest - the 'weekend'

If you are an adult worker you have the right to an uninterrupted 24 hours clear of work each week or an uninterrupted 48 hours clear each fortnight.

If you work in the UK, check out the rest breaks in the government working hours guidelines here. As asked by Jim, if you have an HR department they should provide you with an update to your contract of employment.

Denis

BigH47

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If you are an adult worker you have the right to an uninterrupted 24 hours clear of work each week or an uninterrupted 48 hours clear each fortnight.

I'm glad I signed my opt out agreement.....!!

Cheers

Jim