Hey my transport manager says in the next few weeks I have to do two Saturdays in a row. I thought I had to do 24 hrs off one week as rest and 45hrs rest the next weekend? And my normal working week is 3 12hr shifts and 2 10hr shifts and if I do do a Saturday it’s normaly in a blue moon and only 1/2 day.
Regards ste
Any info great full
It is possible to work a Saturday and still get a 45 hour rest in, for example finish midday Saturday and start again 09.00 Monday would give a full weekly rest.
ste_leeson:
Hey my transport manager says in the next few weeks I have to do two Saturdays in a row. I thought I had to do 24 hrs off one week as rest and 45hrs rest the next weekend? And my normal working week is 3 12hr shifts and 2 10hr shifts and if I do do a Saturday it’s normaly in a blue moon and only 1/2 day.
Assuming that you drive to EU regulations, legally you must have a rest period of 45 consecutive hours at-least every second week, whether or not you can do two consecutive Saturdays will depend on what time you finish on Saturday and what time you restart on the Monday (assuming that you will be working Monday to Saturday).
To be honest, the colour of the moon when you work Saturdays doesn’t really make any difference 
tachograph:
ste_leeson:
Hey my transport manager says in the next few weeks I have to do two Saturdays in a row. I thought I had to do 24 hrs off one week as rest and 45hrs rest the next weekend? And my normal working week is 3 12hr shifts and 2 10hr shifts and if I do do a Saturday it’s normaly in a blue moon and only 1/2 day.Assuming that you drive to EU regulations, legally you must have a rest period of 45 consecutive hours at-least every second week, whether or not you can do two consecutive Saturdays will depend on what time you finish on Saturday and what time you restart on the Monday (assuming that you will be working Monday to Saturday).
To be honest, the colour of the moon when you work Saturdays doesn’t really make any difference
if he/she normally only works a five day week then there is no problem with working two Saturdays whatsoever, a weekly rest that starts in one week but finishes in another week can count for any week but not both, as op very rarely works more than five days he can take a full weekly rest from Friday - mon before starting work on mon and count it for week 1, then take a reduced rest on sunday(1 reduction) work week 2 mon -sat then take a full rest starting sat which counts for week 2
hth
ste_leeson:
Hey my transport manager says in the next few weeks I have to do two Saturdays in a row. I thought I had to do 24 hrs off one week as rest and 45hrs rest the next weekend?
It can also depend on what weekly rests you have previously done … this is an example …
Mon Dec 31st + Tue Jan 1st off = full weekly rest for the week ending Jan 6th
Full weekly rest taken on Sat jan 5th and Sun Jan 6th as well as the very start of Mon jan 7th = full weekly rest for the week jan 6 to 12
All weekly rests after that are taken at the weekends and include sunday midnight so that they count as the weekly rest for those weeks at the start of each week
It then comes to what you want to do now …
the first of the 6 day weeks has the weekly rest counted at the start and the second of the 6 day weeks has it counted at the end with the one in the middle not counting as the weekly rest for any particular week and not needing compensation
green456:
tachograph:
ste_leeson:
Hey my transport manager says in the next few weeks I have to do two Saturdays in a row. I thought I had to do 24 hrs off one week as rest and 45hrs rest the next weekend? And my normal working week is 3 12hr shifts and 2 10hr shifts and if I do do a Saturday it’s normaly in a blue moon and only 1/2 day.Assuming that you drive to EU regulations, legally you must have a rest period of 45 consecutive hours at-least every second week, whether or not you can do two consecutive Saturdays will depend on what time you finish on Saturday and what time you restart on the Monday (assuming that you will be working Monday to Saturday).
To be honest, the colour of the moon when you work Saturdays doesn’t really make any difference
if he/she normally only works a five day week then there is no problem with working two Saturdays whatsoever, a weekly rest that starts in one week but finishes in another week can count for any week but not both, as op very rarely works more than five days he can take a full weekly rest from Friday - mon before starting work on mon and count it for week 1, then take a reduced rest on sunday(1 reduction) work week 2 mon -sat then take a full rest starting sat which counts for week 2
hth
That’s not correct, whether or not the OP can work two consecutive Saturdays without bothering about the 45 hour weekly rest period will depend on what weekly rest periods he’s had in the weeks previous to the weeks in question.
To suggest that he can automatically work two Saturdays without having a lot more information is simply not correct.
First question I would want to know is , why have I?
tachograph:
green456:
tachograph:
ste_leeson:
Hey my transport manager says in the next few weeks I have to do two Saturdays in a row. I thought I had to do 24 hrs off one week as rest and 45hrs rest the next weekend? And my normal working week is 3 12hr shifts and 2 10hr shifts and if I do do a Saturday it’s normaly in a blue moon and only 1/2 day.Assuming that you drive to EU regulations, legally you must have a rest period of 45 consecutive hours at-least every second week, whether or not you can do two consecutive Saturdays will depend on what time you finish on Saturday and what time you restart on the Monday (assuming that you will be working Monday to Saturday).
To be honest, the colour of the moon when you work Saturdays doesn’t really make any difference
if he/she normally only works a five day week then there is no problem with working two Saturdays whatsoever, a weekly rest that starts in one week but finishes in another week can count for any week but not both, as op very rarely works more than five days he can take a full weekly rest from Friday - mon before starting work on mon and count it for week 1, then take a reduced rest on sunday(1 reduction) work week 2 mon -sat then take a full rest starting sat which counts for week 2
hthThat’s not correct, whether or not the OP can work two consecutive Saturdays without bothering about the 45 hour weekly rest period will depend on what weekly rest periods he’s had in the weeks previous to the weeks in question.
To suggest that he can automatically work two Saturdays without having a lot more information is simply not correct.
the info all seems to be there to me and if you read my reply properly I assumed nothing
your reply was bollox, go on admit it
green456:
the info all seems to be there to me and if you read my reply properly I assumed nothing your reply was bollox, go on admit it
So you are saying he can do it without knowing more - is that correct ?
green456:
the info all seems to be there to me and if you read my reply properly I assumed nothing
your reply was bollox, go on admit it
I’ll repeat, In order to know for sure whether or not the OP can legally work two consecutive Saturdays you would need to know what weekly rest periods he has had in the weeks previous to the weeks in question.
It’s not ■■■■■■■■ at-all, there is a possibility that the OP could do two consecutive Saturdays but with the information given you cannot say that for sure.
tachograph:
green456:
tachograph:
ste_leeson:
Hey my transport manager says in the next few weeks I have to do two Saturdays in a row. I thought I had to do 24 hrs off one week as rest and 45hrs rest the next weekend? And my normal working week is 3 12hr shifts and 2 10hr shifts and if I do do a Saturday it’s normaly in a blue moon and only 1/2 day.Assuming that you drive to EU regulations, legally you must have a rest period of 45 consecutive hours at-least every second week, whether or not you can do two consecutive Saturdays will depend on what time you finish on Saturday and what time you restart on the Monday (assuming that you will be working Monday to Saturday).
To be honest, the colour of the moon when you work Saturdays doesn’t really make any difference
if he/she normally only works a five day week then there is no problem with working two Saturdays whatsoever, a weekly rest that starts in one week but finishes in another week can count for any week but not both, as op very rarely works more than five days he can take a full weekly rest from Friday - mon before starting work on mon and count it for week 1, then take a reduced rest on sunday(1 reduction) work week 2 mon -sat then take a full rest starting sat which counts for week 2
hthThat’s not correct, whether or not the OP can work two consecutive Saturdays without bothering about the 45 hour weekly rest period will depend on what weekly rest periods he’s had in the weeks previous to the weeks in question.
To suggest that he can automatically work two Saturdays without having a lot more information is simply not correct.
I did that and worked two 6 days week. I got an infringement for it
mickyblue:
I did that and worked two 6 days week. I got an infringement for it
I assume they had to look back into your previous records for a number of weeks to determine that if the weekly rests usually included sunday midnight ?
Cheers for all the info lads that’s helped me out a lot 
Regards ste
Is this salaried or hourly paid btw?
If salaried, this sounds rather like a “run bent or get sacked” threat. Better off without firms like that. If they are that short of drivers that they need any one person to go over the top like that, then why not just create a new job position - even if only a part time one, or a regular single shift every week for an agency bod? 
Winseer:
Is this salaried or hourly paid btw?If salaried, this sounds rather like a “run bent or get sacked” threat. Better off without firms like that. If they are that short of drivers that they need any one person to go over the top like that, then why not just create a new job position - even if only a part time one, or a regular single shift every week for an agency bod?
But if the rest periods and driving / working limits are not exceeded then there is no need for another position to be created. Just the opportunity to max out your hours.