Section 27BP(6)

For the purposes of this Chapter, “short notice” means— in relation to the cancellation of a shift, notice given less than a specified amount of time before the shift would have started (if the shift had not been cancelled); in relation to the movement of a shift, or the movement and curtailment (at the same time) of a shift, notice given— less than a specified amount of time before the earlier of when the shift would have started (if the shift had not been moved, or moved and curtailed) and when the shift is due to start (having been moved, or moved and curtailed); on or after the start of the shift; in relation to the curtailment of a shift where there is a change to when the shift is to start (but there is no movement of the shift), notice given less than a specified amount of time before the earlier of— when the shift would have started (if there had not been the change), and when the shift is due to start (the change having been made); in relation to the curtailment of a shift where there is no change to when the shift is to start, notice given— less than a specified amount of time before the shift is due to start; on or after the start of the shift.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04