Working Time Regulations | What Employers in Health and Social Care Need to Know

How to stay compliant, protect staff wellbeing, and avoid costly legal risks

With staff working long hours, nights and split shifts, are you confident you’re meeting your legal obligations around hours, breaks and leave? If not, the consequences can be serious – from tribunal claims to unsafe care delivery.

Join our free expert-led webinar for practical advice tailored to your sector.

21 August , 11.00 am - 12.00 pm

The Working Time Regulations (WTR) remain a critical – and often misunderstood – area of employment law, particularly for employers in health and social care and mistakes are easy to make.

Whether its poor rota management, missed rest breaks, and over-reliance on zero-hours workers, these issues can all expose you to legal claims, compliance breaches, and jeopardise care quality.

In just 60-minutes, we’ll highlight common pitfalls, explain your legal obligations, and share practical steps to help you stay compliant, safeguard your workforce and manage overseas staff with confidence.

What's on the agenda?

What we’ll cover:

  • Working Time Regulations
    • The core principles and how they apply to your workforce
    • Working time vs. pay: what’s the difference?
    • Common high-risk scenarios in health and social care – and how to avoid them
    • Recent legal developments and essential case law
    • Simple steps to ensure compliance and reduce the risk of costly claims
  • Bonus 15-minute immigration update
    • Delivered by Charlotte Ashton, Head of Immigration and Associate Solicitor from our sister company, esphr – covering key changes and considerations for employers managing overseas workers in the care sector.

Got a question?

If you have a specific query you’d like our host to answer, please submit it when registering – we’ll answer as many as possible during the session or in a follow-up FAQ.

Can't make the live session?

No problem – register anyway and we’ll send you the on-demand recording along with a selection of helpful resources.

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Having attended a few WorkNest webinars, I am always impressed with the no-nonsense, well-balanced guidance they provide.  Their advice gives me confidence to deal with situations that may arise in an appropriate way and the fact that they follow up with answers to all the questions posed during the webinar is an added bonus.”

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Together, our experts have over 1,500 years’ collective experience of supporting organisations with their compliance, so you can be sure you’re in safe hands.

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