Section 67
Shift workers etc.
(1)
Notwithstanding section 65(1), an employee who is engaged under his contract of service in regular shift work or who has otherwise consented in writing to work in accordance with the hours of work specified in this section, may be required to work for more than 6 consecutive hours, for more than 8 hours in any one day or for more than 44 hours in any one week, but the average number of hours worked over any continuous period of 3 weeks shall not exceed 44 hours per week.
(2)
No consent given by an employee under this section is valid unless —
(a)
this section and section 65 have been explained to him; and
(b)
he has been informed of —
(i)
the times at which the hours of work begin and end;
(ii)
the number of working days in each week; and
(iii)
the weekly rest day.
(3)
An employee to whom this section applies shall not be permitted to work for more than 12 hours in any one day.
(4)
Section 65(4) does not apply to any employee to whom this section applies, but any such employee who, at the request of his employer, works for more than an average of 44 hours per week over any continuous period of 3 weeks, shall be paid for such extra work in accordance with section 65(4).
Employment
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