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The Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Jurisdiction: England, Scotland, Wales
Commencement: 26th March 2020
Amends: The Working Time Regulations 1998
Mini Summary
The Working Time Regulations 1998 detail the maximum working hours for employees. They are designed to regulate long working working hours which put workers at risk of injury or ill-health. Under these Regulations, a worker cannot generally be forced to work more than a 48-hour week.
Amendment
The provisions concerning annual leave are amended. A worker who is unable to take some of their statutory leave entitlement due to the effects of coronavirus (whether the effects are on the worker, the employer, or wider society) can carry over their missed leave into the following two leave years.
If leave is carried forward as a result of coronavirus, and the worker’s employment is then terminated, the employer must pay the worker in lieu of the missed leave.
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