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Nights in a row?

  • 21-10-2010 11:43am
    #1
    Sofiztikated
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    Hi all.

    I'm trying to settle an argument.

    If you are working nights, how many nights are you legally allowed to work in a row.

    For example, over the course of a 2 week stint, you have days off on a Monday and Tuesday, and work 10 nights, and then have the Saturday and Sunday off.

    If its not legal, can someone point me in the direction of where it says it isn't?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    woolymammoth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭woolymammoth


    Sofiztikated wrote: »
    If its not legal, can someone point me in the direction of where it says it isn't?
    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/employment/employment-rights-and-conditions/hours-of-work/night-work

    it would seem to depend on the agreement to be employed, if there is one, and the laws appear, flexible! That's my very brief understanding of what's written there. And by brief, i mean i didn't read it properly. :P


  • #3
    Nody
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    Citizen Information should always be your first stop for questions like that :)

    In general I'd say not ok but the question likes on the definition of "any given 7 day period".
    (a) You are entitled to 11 consecutive hours rest in any period of 24 hours. In addition you should get 24 consecutive hours rest in any period of 7 days and this should normally follow on from one of the 11-hour rest periods already mentioned, or
    If the time is calculated on a week basis then it is ok, if it is calculated on a rolling 7 days it would not be; night work or not is not relevant to that argument how ever.


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