# The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, Regulation 35: Hours not treated as time work


(1) The hours a worker is absent from work are not treated as hours of time work, except as specified in regulations 32 to 34.
(2) The hours a worker spends taking part in industrial action are not hours of time work.
(3) The hours a worker spends taking a rest break are not hours of time work.
(4) A worker is not to be treated as taking a rest break during hours which, in accordance with regulation 34, are treated as hours of time work.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111127964/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-minimum-wage-regulations-2015/regulation-35
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