WTD breaks confusion

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@johnny7056

So if im working 15h I need to take:

• 15 min break within first 6h
• 30 min break between 6-9 and
• 45 min break after 9 hours

So cumulatively I need to take not less then 1.5h breaks in a 15 hour work day otherwise im in infringement, is that correct?

No that’s not correct.

At no point during the shift should you exceed 6 hours working time without having a break of at-least 15 minutes.
For a 15 hour shift you will need a total of at-least 45 minutes break (this is assuming the total working time exceeds 9 hours).

You do not need a 30 minute break between 6 and 9 hours working time, you only need a total of 30 minutes break before 9 hours working time if your total working time is more than 6 hours but does not exceed 9 hours.

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13 hours and breaks

Here’s a summary of the working time breaks. The rules for the working time breaks. No worker should do more than 6 hours working time without a break of 15 minutes. (commonly known as the 6 hour rule) So for the 6 hour rule a 15 minute break should start: No later than 6 hours working time from the start of the shift And No later than 6 hours working time from the end of the last break. Total breaks in each shift should be: Up-to 6 hours working time. No WTD break is legally re…