First Prosecution for Breaching 48-hour Working Week Rule

Martins - the newsagents - has become the first employer to be successfully prosecuted for breaching the 48-hour week rule under the Working Time Regulations, according to a BBC report.

Maureen Lumbard, who is employed in a shop in Norfolk, worked an average of 71 hours a week to cover for absences and sickness. She then complained to Breckland Council, who prosecuted Martins (part of the Forbuoys chain).

According to the report, Forbuoys admitted breaching the Working Time Regulations 1998... (61 more words)

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