Hi all. Have looked this up & am pretty sure I’ve got it, but wanted to run it past a few people who may know better first.
Is the following work pattern ok in terms of weekly rest:
Start work Weds at 6am (after finishing 3pm Sat)
Work 6am-3pm Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
FULL WEEKLY REST
Start again Weds at 6am
Work 6am-3pm Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
REDUCED WEEKLY REST
Start work Mon at 6am
Work 6am-3pm Mon, Tues, Wed, (off Thurs), Fri & Sat
REDUCED WEEKLY REST
Start work again Mon at 6am.
A couple of people have said it may be ok due to the extended rest between the Sat & Weds in the middle week, but I was more on the thinking that the “fixed week” thing blows that out & that there would be too many shifts worked between that & the next full 45hr rest period (which wouldn’t be until the Friday afternoon following the final Monday).
In any two consecutive ‘fixed’ weeks a driver must take at least:
2 regular weekly rests or
one regular weekly rest and one reduced weekly rest
A fixed week is Monday 00:00 to Sunday 24:00 and if your full weekly rest is on the Sunday and Monday it can be counted for either week as a full rest.
On the face of it it looks right depending on what you’re doing the week before and the week after the ones you listed.
waue1978:
Hi all. Have looked this up & am pretty sure I’ve got it, but wanted to run it past a few people who may know better first.
Is the following work pattern ok in terms of weekly rest:
Week 1 Start work Weds at 6am (after finishing 3pm Sat)
Work 6am-3pm Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
FULL WEEKLY REST (Week 1 reduced weekly rest period followed by a regular weekly rest period for week 2 (back to back))
Week 2 Start again Weds at 6am
Work 6am-3pm Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat.
REDUCED WEEKLY REST (Resets six 24 hour periods, no compensation required)
Week 3. Start work Mon at 6am
Work 6am-3pm Mon, Tues, Wed, (off Thurs), Fri & Sat
REDUCED WEEKLY REST (Reduced weekly rest period for week 3, a regular weekly rest period will be required the following weekend.)
Start work again Mon at 6am.
A couple of people have said it may be ok due to the extended rest between the Sat & Weds in the middle week, but I was more on the thinking that the “fixed week” thing blows that out & that there would be too many shifts worked between that & the next full 45hr rest period (which wouldn’t be until the Friday afternoon following the final Monday).
Sorry I don’t know what you mean by the “fixed week thing blows that out” or the too may shifts between that and the next full 45 hour rest period
Can anybody shed a bit more light on it for me?
The 87 hour rest period that started at 15:00 Saturday can count as a reduced weekly rest period followed by a 45 hours regular weekly rest period for week 3.
With the information given it’s not possible to be to exact, but the above is one way it could be worked out so that it’s legal.
Thanks for the input guys - I was getting headaches trying to work out if it was or not, but looks like it probably is. However, working 5 Saturdays in a row over Xmas isn’t nice, so I’ll remove my offer of helping on 23rd to ensure I’m not getting totally done over.
