Rest, Breaks and Working Time (Live-in) training for your team
Licence this one module for the staff who need it. No CareStream subscription, no minimum order, no annual contract. One licence covers one member of staff for the complete Rest, Breaks and Working Time (Live-in) module, in the language they think in.
- Teach, then assessA full lesson with a real care scenario, followed by an assessment that checks they can apply it.
- Over 60 languagesStaff read the lesson and answer in their first language. Your records stay in English.
- Wrong answers get followed upA short micro-lesson goes back to the staff member on the exact point they missed, then they retry.
- Evidence you can hand overA dated completion record and a certificate per person, ready for your CQC file.
Rest, Breaks and Working Time (Live-in), start to finish.
This training explains your legal rights and responsibilities around rest, breaks and working hours when you live in the care setting of the person you support. You will learn how to take proper breaks, manage sleep and nights, recognise fatigue, and protect your rest so you can provide safe care while looking after your own wellbeing. This is the same module CareStream subscribers get, written for care settings rather than adapted from a generic course. It runs about 35 minutes and ends with a 20 question assessment.
- Your Legal Right to Rest and Breaks
The Working Time Regulations 1998 give you clear legal rights.
- Taking Your Daily Break Properly
Your daily break, usually around two hours, only counts as real rest if you genuinely step away from caring duties.
- Sleep-ins, Waking Nights and Disturbed Sleep
A sleep-in means you sleep through the night but remain available for emergencies.
- Weekly Rest and Time Off Between Placements
You are legally entitled to at least one full day off every week, or two days off every fortnight.
- Recognising Fatigue and Burnout
Fatigue is a serious safety risk in care work.
- Protecting Your Rest and Asserting Your Rights
Some people you support or their families may resist you taking breaks because they want you always available.
What your team will be able to do.
- Explain your legal entitlement to daily breaks, weekly rest and annual leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998
- Identify the difference between sleep-in shifts and waking nights and how rest and pay apply to each
- Recognise the signs of fatigue and burnout in yourself and describe when to report concerns to your agency
- Apply practical steps to arrange cover, take genuine breaks and maintain boundaries between work time and rest time
- Describe how adequate rest directly protects the safety of the person you support
Rest, Breaks and Working Time (Live-in) in facts.
About 35 minutes, 6 lessons
20 questions, pass mark 80%
Every year
None, completed fully online
What staff come away with
You have a legal right to at least 11 hours rest in every 24 hours, one full day off per week, and a daily break of around two hours
Your break only counts as rest if you genuinely step away from caring and proper cover is arranged for the person you support
Sleep-ins mean you sleep but remain available; waking nights mean you are awake providing care. Regularly disturbed sleep must be reported and reviewed
Fatigue is a serious safety risk. Recognise the signs in yourself such as difficulty concentrating, forgetting tasks and making mistakes, and report them immediately
Time off between placements is essential for recovery. You have the right to refuse to start a new placement without proper rest
Your rest protects the person you support by keeping you alert and safe. It is a legal requirement, not optional, and your agency must support you to take it
Three steps, and nothing to set up.
Checkout takes a minute. Your licences and a receipt arrive by email straight away.
Enter their names and emails, or paste a list. They get an invite to the hub on any device.
You see who has finished, their score, and their certificate as each one comes in.
Everything a licence includes.
Dated, named, and downloadable as a PDF for your training file.
Over 60 languages, chosen per staff member. Your reporting stays in English.
Buy one module for one person if that is all you need. Nothing recurring.
Licences do not expire the moment you buy. Staff have a year to complete.
Before you buy.
How long does Rest, Breaks and Working Time (Live-in) training take?
About 35 minutes, across 6 short lessons, followed by a 20 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. Staff can stop and pick up where they left off.
What does the Rest, Breaks and Working Time (Live-in) module cover?
6 lessons: Your Legal Right to Rest and Breaks, Taking Your Daily Break Properly, Sleep-ins, Waking Nights and Disturbed Sleep, Weekly Rest and Time Off Between Placements, Recognising Fatigue and Burnout and Protecting Your Rest and Asserting Your Rights. Each one pairs the teaching with a care scenario and a quick check.
How often do staff need to refresh Rest, Breaks and Working Time (Live-in)?
CareStream sets this module so it renews every year. Staff and managers are reminded before a certificate lapses, so the refresher is booked before the gap appears.
Is Rest, Breaks and Working Time (Live-in) completed fully online?
Yes. It is knowledge based, so staff complete the lessons and the assessment online and receive their certificate at the end. There is no practical sign-off.
Do I need a CareStream subscription to buy this?
No. This page exists precisely so you do not. You buy the licences you need, your staff complete the module in the CareStream hub, and that is the end of it. There is no trial to start, no card kept on file, and no subscription that begins quietly afterwards.
If you later decide you want the full platform, anything your staff have already completed carries across into your account.
What does one licence actually cover?
One licence covers one named member of staff for this one module, including the lesson, the assessment, any follow-up questions triggered by a wrong answer, and their certificate. Licences are not shared between people, because the completion record has to belong to an individual to be worth anything at inspection.
How quickly can staff start?
Immediately. The licences are on your account as soon as the payment clears, and staff get their invite the moment you add them. There is no onboarding call and no setup period.
Can staff complete it in another language?
Yes. Each staff member has a first language on their profile, and the lesson, the questions and the feedback all arrive in it. They answer in that language too. What you see as a manager stays in English, so the record reads the same whoever completed it.
What if someone fails the assessment?
Nothing is lost. A wrong answer triggers a short follow-up lesson on that specific point, and they retry it. The record shows the improvement from the first attempt to the latest, which is stronger evidence than a single pass mark, because it shows the gap was found and closed.
Can I buy for more than one service?
Yes. Buy the total number of licences you need and allocate them across your services when you add staff. If you are licensing for a group and want an invoice rather than a card payment, get in touch and we will raise one.
Licence any of these the same way.
Same price, same terms, no subscription needed.
