Common use of Working Time Regulations Clause in Contracts

Working Time Regulations. 2.1. The Working Time Regulations 1998 (as amended) cover five main areas: • minimum daily and weekly rest periods • rest breaks • paid annual holiday • limits on the average number of hours which can be worked in one week • restrictions on hours worked at night. 2.2. The University and the Joint Trade Unions accept that the Regulations provide minimum standards of employment and that good employers may improve on these minimum standards. They also agree that, in circumstances where the precise monitoring of working time is difficult, the spirit of the Regulations will nevertheless apply.