This is taken from a standard contract template;
- Hours of work
The Employee’s normal working hours are:
Monday from to
Tuesday from to
Wednesday from to
Thursday from to
Friday from to
Saturday from to
Sunday from to
This is a total of [Number]hours per week.
The Employee may be required to work such further hours as may be necessary to fulfil his/her duties or the needs of the business. Whenever possible, [Responsible manager] will give the Employee reasonable notice of any additional hours.
With the option of the following waiver
[The Employee agrees that his/her average weekly working hours may be in excess of those prescribed by law (“the Waiver”). The Waiver will remain in force indefinitely but the Employee may give the Employer not less than three months’ notice in writing of his/her intention to terminate the Waiver.
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However if the government remove the Working Time Regulations then this would be the significant part of the contract and your contract would remain unchanged but force you to work extra or be in breach of contract and lose your job
The Employee may be required to work such further hours as may be necessary to fulfil his/her duties or the needs of the business. Whenever possible, [Responsible manager] will give the Employee reasonable notice of any additional hours.