Just a quick one I hope.
Up until recently my job meant I never or rarely worked weekends so always got my 45 weekly rest break in, but a change in job has meant working weekends now.
So as I am now sometimes doing a 6 day week I am having to reduce my weekly rest period and either I am being given the wrong info or I am miss understanding the latest rules and was hoping some of you on here could help clarify for me going off the following senario.
56hr rest period. week 1: Work Sunday night, Monday Night, Tues night, Wed night, Thurs night, Fri night finishing at 0800 Sat morning, 6 shifts. Then take a 36hr rest period and start again at 20.00hrs on Sunday and again working nights Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Friday finishing again at 08.00 Saturday morning, again 6 shifts and now I take a min 45hrs weekly rest which will probably be more as I wont be in until 18.00hrs on the Monday and then working every night up to and including the Friday night then taking again a 36hr weekly rest.
Now the agency are saying I can’t work two consecutive 6 day/night shifts and I can only work 5 then 6 or 6 then 5. As I see it as long as I have taken at least a 45 weekly rest at the end of the second working week I am legal to do two 6 shifts on the trot. Can anyone please clarify if the above is legal or not ?
Thanks Paul