Library books, journals and databases subject guides. Staff who regularly work at least 3 hours during the night period are night workers. Find out how the european working time directive affects consultants, juniors and sas doctors and read our top tips for working out of hours. These regulations implement council directive 93104ec concerning certain aspects of the organization of working time o. An absolute limit of eight hours in any 24 hours period applies to a worker whose work involves special hazards, heavy physical or mental strain. This can be averaged over a reference period of 17 weeks. The working time directive also offers extra protections in the area of night work which must not exceed eight hours on average.
Working hours in scotland and the rest of the uk are governed by the working time regulations 1998. Drivers hours and working time products including drivers hours and working card and working time log book. If you do, then it must be at least seven hours long and include the time between midnight to 5. This law is sometimes called the working time directive or working time regulations. The 1993 working time directive 93104ec was a major step forward, setting a 48hour average maximum working week and laying down the framework for rest and leave periods. Browse for more information about drivers hours products. The working time regulations 1998 apply across the uk. Under the working time regulations 1998, employers may not require workers to work more than 48 hours per week on average. Interpretative communication on directive 200388ec of the european parliament and of the council of 4 november 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time c2017 2601 2017 pdf report on the implementation by member states of the working time directive 2017 2017 pdf detailed. Working time, breaks and holidays national union of journalists. The directive was enacted in the uk in 1998 as the working time. The working time regulations create a basic set of rights for the time people work, particularly 28 days paid holidays, a right to 20 minute paid breaks for. History of working time the federation of international. Summary of the law on working time thompsons solicitors.
The book is aimed at drivers and operators of both goods and passenger vehicles and has been designed to help the reader understand, through the use of real life examples, the drivers hours rules and working time directive. The working time directive gave nearly five million women paid holidays for the first time. Guidance launched late 2012 on shift work by the royal college of nursing describes how it can negatively affects the overall health of workers. Exceptions the following jobs may demand that workers work more than 48 hours per week, and they are legal exceptions to the work time regulations. Night shift workers rights uk working at night regulations. It aims to ensure that working time is organised in a way that safeguards workers health and safety. For psv drivers the hours differ slightly and are between 1am and 5am. Shift work, working time regulations and night workers.
Over a reference period of 17 weeks, workers cannot be required to work more than an average of. A night work is defined as a duty that takes place entirely or partly between the hours of midnight and 4am for hgv drivers. Although the directive applies to all member states, in the uk it is possible to opt out of the 48 hour working week and work longer hours. Employee holiday entitlement and working hours mygov. The directive was then implemented in uk law as the working time regulations wtr in 1998, ensuring that the provisions and safeguards were made effective for workers in the uk. You cant work more than 48 hours a week on average normally averaged over 17 weeks. Working time rights apply to workers that is employees, agency workers. Could working time directive be scrapped after brexit. During a night work duty, you may not exceed 10 hours of working within a 24 hour period. The working time regulations 1998 are the regulations by which the uk puts into place its obligations under the eus working time directive see working time directive the working time regulations are in place to protect workers from excessive hours.
Weve developed a set of easytouse tools for junior doctors to check their rotas and working hours. Night workers must not work more than an average of 8 hours in a 24hour period. Visit us job vacancies rmt rule book my rmt update your details branch. It is possible to work a 12 hour night shift as long as the average length of a night shift does. A maximum working time of 60 hours can be performed in any single week providing the average 48hour limit is not exceeded. The regulations apply to both part time or full time workers, including the majority of agency workers and freelancers. Constructive guidance for employers, safety representatives, trade union officials, employees, regulators and any relevant organisational stakeholders. The prime minister promised that our working rights would be protected after brexit. The european working time directive ewtd is health and safety legislation to protect employees from working excessive hours.
The working time regulations health and safety executive. The european working time directive has shaped the working time regulations that govern great britain to ensure the health and safety of and prevent the abuse of, staff working in all forms of establishment within great britain. You can buy the book at uk and most good bookshops. Weekly working time must not exceed an average of 48 hours per week over the reference period. However, it is not possible to opt out of the other requirements of the. Free practical law trialto access this resource, sign up for a free trial of practical law. They affect the number of hours an employee can work per week as well as the rest breaks the. The regulations were amended, with effect from 1 august 2003. Working time and breaks advice guides royal college of nursing. If the employer refuses then the worker can bring a claim under the working time regulations to an employment tribunal.
However, workers may, if they wish, opt out of this provision and agree that they will work longer hours. The night period is 11pm to 6am, unless the worker and employer agree a different night period. They also cover the health and working hours of night workers. European union eu rules on drivers hours and working. Drivers hours and working time working time log book.
The working time directive 200388ec is a directive in european union law. Working time in the united kingdom is regulated in uk labour law in respect of holidays, daily breaks, night work and the maximum working day under the working time regulations 1998. It gives eu workers the right to at least 4 weeks in paid holidays each year, rest breaks, and rest of at least 11 hours in any 24 hours. Exceptions apply if workers and employers agree a different period for night time. The regulations came into effect on 1 october 1998 and include basic entitlements and limitations concerning the organisation of working time. The eu drivers hours rules affect workers who operate vehicles which are fitted with a. Jobs with different working time rules to the working time regulations. The working time regulations determine the maximum weekly working time, patterns of work and holidays, plus the daily and weekly rest periods.
By law an employee cannot work more than an average 48 hours a week, unless either of the following apply. Summary of the law on working time st n ng r 3 contents about this booklet 5. Outlining employers legal duties to assess known and associated risks, this guide seeks to improve the understanding of shift work. The regulations were amended, with effect from 1 august 2003, to extend working time measures in full to all nonmobile workers in road, sea, inland waterways and lake transport, to all workers in the railway and offshore sectors, and to all workers in aviation who are not. You can agree with your employer to change the night time period. The ria regulatory impact assessment for the working time directive was an assessment of the impact on the whole of the uk, including the excluded sectors. Rights for employees who travel as part of their job. Includes rules for employees who do not have a fixed place of work. The working time regulations 1998 implement the european working time directive into gb law. Even so, any changed period must be at least seven 7 hours long and it must include midnight 24. Working time must not exceed average of 48 hours a week maximum working time of 60 hours in one week provided average not exceeded maximum working time of 10 hours if night work performed breaks cannot work.
They also allow for paid annual leave and include employees rights to rest breaks and uninterrupted periods of rest. The road transport working time regulations 2005 rtwtr introduced limits on weekly working time for mobile workers drivers, vehicle crew and others forming part of the travelling staff who operate on vehicles which are subject to the eu drivers hours, the uk domestic drivers hours, and in some cases, the aetr regulations. Working time regulations are monitored and enforced by the health and safety executive for factories, and local authorities for office and shops, etc. A limit of 10 hours in any 24 hour period if working at night. Working hours in the uk are governed by the working time regulations 1998. Noone voted for brexit to lose out on holidays, or to hand power over to bad bosses. Working time directive health and safety executive. As a night worker, you should not work more than an average of eight hours in each 24hour period.
Shift work and working time regulations protect workers health. The requirements for compliance and record keeping vary between uk domestic drivers hours rules, eu drivers hours rules and the two applicable sets of working time rules. Directive require employers to offer night workers a free health assessment. Working time regulations download full handbook download this section 27. Not surprisingly, health workers are the focus of this guidance. Workers who normally work at night including those on regular rotating shifts, but excluding those who only occasionally work nights are protected under the working time regulations 1998 wtr nightwork is defined as at least three hours of work taking place between the hours of 11pm and 6am. Uk for information on night working hours, including. This handbook provides you with an uptodate, comprehensive analysis of working time law including the 48hour week, the right to daily and weekly rest periods and rest breaks, the right to paid annual leave, and the special provisions concerning working time. The use of tachographs are also touched on in this book, for more details on the operationof. In the case of eu drivers hours, compliance is currently further complicated by the fact that the rules changed on 11th april 2007 when the regulation ec no 5612006. Uk workers are about to feel the effects of the eu working time directive, to be implemented in the next 18 months.
The average is usually calculated over 17 weeks, but it can be over a longer. While the traditional mechanisms for ensuring a fair days wage for a fair days work is by collective agreement, since 1962 the uk created minimum statutory rights for every individual at work. They limit the amount of hours an individual can work within a seven day period to an average of 48 hours per. The ids employment law working time handbook provides a detailed examination of the scope and coverage of the working time regulations. Working time for someone who travels for their job. Briefing 55 december 20 working time regulations for.
The reason for this approach was that in some of the excluded sectors the number of workers is very small and it was not possible for these sectors to be accurately separated. The provisions in the latter directive which are implemented relate only to adolescents those aged. The working time regulations govern the hours most workers can work and sets limits on an average working week, statutory entitlement to paid leave, entitlement to rest breaks and annual leave, limits on the normal hours of night work and entitlement to worker health assessments. The european working time directive, which regulates the hours worked by employees in the european union, has been around in one form or another since the early 1990s. Books free updates contact hse contact hse faqs all faqs. These limit the working week to an average of 48 hours although there is an optout, and the working day to an average of 8 hours. There are different rules on working hours for under18s how average weekly working hours are. These regulations apply to part time and full time workers, including agency workers and freelancers, but not to those who are selfemployed pursuing a business activity on their own account. You are a night worker if you regularly work for at least three hours during the. Step by step, this leaflet explains weekly hours limits and night working limits. Fors toolbox talk d7 drivers hours and working d7 time. They also give workers and employees the right to paid leave and specified rest breaks. Related documents working time directive in all languages.
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