Section 27BK — Right to reasonable notice of cancellation of or change to a shift

(1) [F1 Subsection (2) applies in relation to an employer and a worker where—]

(a) [F1 the employer has given notice of a shift to the worker,]

(b) [F1 the shift is one that the worker was entitled to reasonable notice of under section 27BJ(1), (2) or (3), and]

(c) [F1 where the shift is one that the employer has requested (rather than required) the worker to work, the worker has agreed to work it.]

(2) [F1 The employer must give reasonable notice to the worker of—]

(a) [F1 the cancellation of the shift by the employer;]

(b) [F1 any change requested or required by the employer consisting of—]

(i) [F1 a change to when the shift is to start or end;]

(ii) [F1 a reduction in the number of hours to be worked during the shift because of a break in the shift;]

[F1 (but this is subject to section 27BM).]

(3) [F1 It is to be presumed, unless the contrary is shown, that—]

(a) [F1 notice of the cancellation of a shift is not reasonable notice for the purposes of subsection (2) if it is given less than a specified amount of time before the shift would have started (if the shift had not been cancelled);]

(b) [F1 notice of a change to when a shift is to start is not reasonable notice for the purposes of subsection (2) if it is given less than a specified amount of time before the earlier of—]

(i) [F1 when the shift would have started (if the shift had not been changed), and]

(ii) [F1 when the shift is due to start (having been changed);]

(c) [F1 notice of any other change to a shift is not reasonable notice for the purposes of subsection (2) if it is given—]

(i) [F1 less than a specified amount of time before the shift is due to start;]

(ii) [F1 on or after the start of the shift.]

(4) [F1 In this section, “notice of a shift” has the same meaning as in section 27BJ.]

Amendment notes

1. F1 Pt. 2A Ch. 3 inserted (6.1.2026 for specified purposes) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 2, 159(3); S.I. 2026/3, reg. 2(2)(b)