Hallett –v- Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wednesday 26th June & Thursday 27th June

This appeal raises a question concerning the extent to which D complied with its contractual obligation to monitor whether junior doctors employed by it take their 30 minutes’ natural breaks after approximately 4 hours’ continuous duty. Where non-compliance is demonstrated, junior doctors are entitled to a supplement to their pay. The issue in this appeal concerns matters of contractual interpretation, namely the criteria that need to be satisfied for monitoring to be valid.

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