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POLICE NEGOTIATING BOARD - CIRCULAR 85/9

The following agreement of Committee 'C' has received the approval of the Secretary of State (applying only to constables and sergeants from 01.09.94)

REINSTATEMENT OF CANCELLED REST DAYS

When an officer's rest day is cancelled in anticipation of an operational need for which, in the event, he is not required to attend for duty:-

(a) where the officer is told with more than 7 days' (and less than 15 days') notice that he will not after all be required to work on his rest day, he will take the rest day with no compensation,

(b) where the officer is given less than 8 days' notice, he can choose between taking the rest day with no compensation or working on the rest day with compensation in accordance with the Regulations.