Social occupational safety comprises working time safeguards and the protection of the life and health of persons needing particular protection such as young employed persons. This fact sheet provides information on violations of the form of breaks and rest periods for young employed persons of ages between 15 and 24 years. The data was collected within the framework of the BIBB/BAuA survey of young employed persons (2011/2012) and shows that the majority of the persons questioned attribute the loss of breaks to the high quantity of work and the organization of the work.