The Guarantee Payments (Exemption) (No. 21) Order 1981

“Shift Men”

14.1.  Men whose normal duties are such as to require them to hold themselves available for work during mealtimes and in consequence have no regular mealtime, shall be deemed “shift men” and shall be responsible for taking over from and handing over to their counterpart at commencement and completion of duty. They shall be paid the number of hours they are on duty on the job at ordinary rate plus one-fifth of ordinary rate per hour shift differential. If in the normal cycle of operations for the particular job they are required to be on duty between 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday, they shall during these hours be paid at the rate of time and a half plus one-fifth of ordinary rate per hour shift differential, provided that the shift differential of one-fifth of ordinary rate per hour shall be deemed to be a conditions payment and shall not be enhanced when calculating overtime payments. If work in such hours is not within the normal cycle of operations for the particular job, no shift differential shall be paid, but the rate of payment shall be double the ordinary rate.

This does not apply to men working under Rules 12, 13 or 14.2.