For more information on minor specific hours and wage restrictions, visit our Child Labor Laws document. Some industries and professions are more suited to overtime work, and such employers and employees are exempt from FLSA. For example, doctors, nurses, policemen, and firefighters frequently work long shifts and are often excluded from earning overtime pay.
Employees can become administratively exempt by accepting a flat salary for a job that requires working extended hours. A list of commonly used exemptions can be found on the U. The following employees are exempt from overtime pay requirements and are also listed on the United States Department of Labor's website:. Sam agrees to work the extra hours. So after discussing the situation, Sam and his manager agree he will work 41 hours 7 hours less than usual the following week.
The employer must make sure their employee is not working more than an average 48 hours a week in total across both jobs. Tracey works an average of 30 hours a week in a factory. This week, she tells the factory manager that she has also started working 20 hours a week in a cafe. The manager tells Tracey she risks working more hours than the legal limit. Therefore Tracey must either reduce her total working hours to below 48, or agree to opt out of the weekly limit.
A night worker is someone who usually works at least 3 hours during the night period. The night period is usually between 11pm and 6am. The employee and employer can agree a different night period together, if they want to. Night workers should not work more than an average 8 hours in a hour period.
You calculate average working hours in the same way as the weekly working limit. There are extra restrictions on night working for young workers. The 8-hour average cannot be used and night workers must never work for more than 8 hours in any hour period if the work involves:. We are an in-home care provider of comprehensive home support services to help seniors and disabled individuals who need assistance with daily living.
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Your employer can't ask you to opt out of this limit. You might have to work more than an average of 8 hours a night in some jobs, like the emergency services. Check which jobs might have to work more at night on GOV. If you work the same hours each week, and haven't taken any time off in the last 17 weeks, add your overtime to your contractual hours. If the total is over 48, you're working more than the legal limit. Contact your nearest Citizens Advice if you need help working out your hours.
Samantha worked 40 hours a week, plus 12 hours of overtime a week for the first 10 weeks of the week reference period. She didn't take any leave. To work out this average, add up your hours over 17 weeks, and divide by days.
This imagines each week has 6 days rather than 7, because you have a legal right to 1 day a week where you do no work. Step 3: Calculate your weekly average hours by dividing your hours worked by number of days. If you're not sure if your calculations are correct, get help from your nearest Citizens Advice. If you're being forced to work more than 48 hours a week, your employer might be breaching the terms of your contract.
You could talk to your employer about it or raise a grievance. If that doesn't solve the problem, you could resign and claim constructive dismissal at an employment tribunal. It's difficult to prove constructive dismissal and not many claims win. To be successful, you'd need to prove your employer seriously breached your contract and you resigned in response to that. Before you resign, you should find out how to make a constructive dismissal claim and check how much you could get with an adviser at your local Citizens Advice.
If you don't want to take legal action but think your employer is breaking the rules, you can also report a problem with working hours on GOV. Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer.
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