18 July 2026
The eleven-hour rest period between shifts
How to read the gap between one working day and the next, and why weekly totals can conceal a late-to-early problem.
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Working-time field notes
These articles explain recurring working-time questions without detaching them from the rota, employment contract and records that decide a real case. They provide general information, not advice on undisclosed facts.
3 June 2026
What makes an overtime record useful?
A credible chronology needs dates, start and finish times, breaks, tasks and evidence that extra work was required or known.
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22 April 2026
Breaks belong in the shift plan
Why a quiet moment is not automatically a statutory break, and how managers can plan interruptions that workers can genuinely use.
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