Although the usual thing is to think of working days of a certain duration and to think that all the time of said day has to be dedicated to the activity for which we are paid, the truth is that there are certain rest periods to which the worker is entitled when a few hours have passed.
It is a right recognized by the Workers’ Statute with the aim of protecting the health of citizens and granting them a regulatory framework in which their need to have a little respite during activity and between days is respected. Or what is the same, prevent work from negatively harming the health of workers.
Thus, in the reference text to review the rights of workers, the times that must pass between each working day, the rest time that a person can take during said day and special cases such as those that affect minors who can work as employees.
Although some of the issues can be qualified in the collective agreements that workers sign with their companies, . In case of doubt, you should go to him to be aware of the rest time to which you are entitled.
In the first place, it is necessary to know what rest time the worker has during his working day. The Workers’ Statute explains that in all working days of more than six hours (it would be, for example, a full day) the employee has the right to a break of at least 15 minutes.
Do you compute this time, which is also known as , as a day completed? It will depend on each case, on each signed contract and on the customs and conditions of the company in which you work. The law specifies that “effective working time will be considered when it is so established or is established by collective agreement or employment contract.”
The figure of rest between working days also creates controversy. The Workers’ Statute makes it clear: between the end of one day and the beginning of the next, at least 12 hours must pass. The purpose of this is to guarantee the rest and physical and mental well-being of the employee, giving them enough time not only to rest, but also to be able to have time for other tasks or hobbies.
The law also determines what should be the minimum rest that the worker must have during the week, that is, the days off. Article 37 of the Workers’ Statute establishes that they are entitled to one and a half uninterrupted days “cumulative for periods of 14 days” and that it must include, “as a general rule”, Sunday and Saturday afternoon or Monday morning. .
Compulsory rest for underage workers
All these breaks recognized and regulated by law are contemplated in a special way in the case of minor workers. For them, the Workers’ Statute has special conditions that extend these breaks in order to protect these employees with greater security:
-The rest period during the working day will be in days of more than four hours instead of six, and the rest will be twice as long: 30 minutes instead of 15.
-For the weekly rest, these workers also have their time extended, which will go from a day and a half to two days.
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