# The Working Time Regulations 1998, Regulation 8: Pattern of work


Where the pattern according to which an employer organizes work is such as to put the health and safety of a worker employed by him at risk, in particular because the work is monotonous or the work-rate is predetermined, the employer shall ensure that the worker is given adequate rest breaks.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1833/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/working-time-regulations-1998/regulation-8
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