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of employment should be at least equal to that normally
offered to a 'resident worker' doing similar work. |
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UK employers will be expected to comply with the Working
Time Regulations (WTR) which came into force on the 1st
October 1998.
The Regulations implement the European Working Time Directive,
however certain sectors are excluded from the scope of the Regulations.
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basic rights and protections that the Regulations provide are:
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| a limit of an average
of 48 hours a week which a worker can be required to work
(though workers can be required to work more if they want to) |
| a limit of an average
of 8 hours work in 24 which night workers can be required
to work |
| a right for night workers
to receive free health assessments |
| a right to 11 hours
rest a day ; a right to a day off each week |
| a right to an in-work
rest break if the working day is longer than 6 hours |
| a right to 4 weeks paid
leave per year |
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UK employers will normally be expected to operate PAYE and
CLASS 1 National Insurance Contributions.
Payments made via an overseas service company or a third party
whose main involvement with the worker is to hire the worker’s
services to others will not normally be appropriate because
a work permit is normally only issued where there is a direct
contract of employment between the person and their employer,
a company based in Great Britain. |
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