12-Hour Security Shifts: Rest Breaks and Working Time Rules for UK Employers
Twelve-hour shifts are the backbone of UK manned guarding — but they sit right at the edge of what the law allows. A guard on a 12-hour shift is legally entitled to at least one uninterrupted 20-minute rest break, 11 hours’ rest before their next shift, and — if they work nights — an 8-hour […]
How to Track SIA Licences Across 50+ Guards Without Missing an Expiry
With 50 guards on your books, an average of one to two SIA licences expire every single month. Miss just one, and the consequences go far beyond an admin headache: working with an expired licence is a criminal offence, and deploying an unlicensed guard is a separate offence for the company — carrying up to […]