The different rest break periods young workers are entitled to. If a worker is required to work for more than six hours at a stretch, he or she is entitled to a rest break of 20 minutes. The break should be taken during the six-hour period and not at the beginning or end of it. The exact time the breaks are taken is up to the employer to decide. Employers must make sure that workers can take their rest, but are not required to make sure they do take their rest.
Different rules apply to young workers.
If a young worker is required to work for more than four and a half hours at a stretch, he or she is entitled to a rest break of 30 minutes. A young worker s entitlement to rest breaks can be changed or excluded only in exceptional circumstances. If a young worker is working for more than one employer, the time he or she is working for each one should be added together to see if they are entitled to a rest break. A young worker s entitlement to breaks can be changed or not taken in exceptional circumstances only. Where this occurs, the young worker should receive compensatory rest within 3 weeks.