UK labour law regulates holidays, breaks, night work and maximum working hours. Minimum statutory rights created since 1962 for every individual worker. Workers have right to 28 paid holidays per year. Minimum 11 consecutive hours rest required in 24 hours. 20-minute break required every 6 hours worked
Shift work divides day into periods for different worker groups. Modern industrial manufacturing shifted work began in late 18th century. Karl Marx wrote about shift work in 1867 Capital
Maximum weekly working hours are 45 hours. Daily rest breaks: 15 minutes for 4 hours or less, 30 minutes for 4-7.5 hours, 1 hour for 7.5+ hours. Night shift starts at 20:00 pm, ends at 06:00 am, maximum 11 hours