Hi,
I’m currently doing agency work for a couple of agencies. Problem is my shifts are all over the place so I’m getting slightly lost with rules on weekly rests, I hoped someone could help.
I will try and put it simply.
45hr rest.
Work
Work
work
work
24hr rest
work
work
24hr rest.
Can I now work a 6 shift week? As this is now being asked of me.
thanks
haribo4000:
Hi,
I’m currently doing agency work for a couple of agencies. Problem is my shifts are all over the place so I’m getting slightly lost with rules on weekly rests, I hoped someone could help.
I will try and put it simply.45hr rest.
Work
Work
work
work
24hr rest
work
work
24hr rest.Can I now work a 6 shift week? As this is now being asked of me.
thanks
No idea, you haven’t told us what days of the week you had as rest and my crystal ball is malfunctioning 
If the 45 hour weekly rest period was a weekend (Saturday/Sunday) you probably won’t be able to do another 6 shifts but like I said there’s not enough information to give a proper answer.
tachograph:
haribo4000:
Hi,
I’m currently doing agency work for a couple of agencies. Problem is my shifts are all over the place so I’m getting slightly lost with rules on weekly rests, I hoped someone could help.
I will try and put it simply.45hr rest.
Work
Work
work
work
24hr rest
work
work
24hr rest.Can I now work a 6 shift week? As this is now being asked of me.
thanksNo idea, you haven’t told us what days of the week you had as rest and my crystal ball is malfunctioning
If the 45 hour weekly rest period was a weekend (Saturday/Sunday) you probably won’t be able to do another 6 shifts but like I said there’s not enough information to give a proper answer.
why does it matter what days of the week he took as rest 
some people work midweek to midweek but its still weekly rest
oh and buy yourself a new crystal ball, you clearly need one 
I was under the impression that the day’s I worked didn’t matter, as working week is different to fixed week. I’m asking about weekly rests, not driving hours.
If it did matter to you though, the 45 hour was a Thursday, Friday.
Thanks
The days you had the 45 hour rest matter because you must have a 45 hour rest period in every second week, and without knowing what days rest you had it’s not certain whether or not a regular weekly rest period will will fall in week 3.
Having said that it does look like the last rest period mentioned in your post is tomorrow, so it really makes no difference.
You had a regular weekly rest period in week 1 and a reduced weekly rest period in week 2 so you must have a regular weekly rest period in week 3, which you will if you have next Saturday and Sunday off
If this is how your rest periods have fallen you can do another 6 shifts which will take you to Friday leaving Saturday and Sunday for rest, in any case you must start a regular weekly rest period no later than 23:59 next Sunday (21/04/2013).
Thursday – Rest
Friday ------ Rest
Saturday —Work
Sunday -----Work
Monday ----Work
Tuesday ----Work
Wednesday -Rest
Thursday —Work
Friday ------Work
Saturday – Rest
All just gobbledygook isn’t it? 
Lovely, that’s cleared that up for me, thanks.
I start to get a little confused when my rest periods are all over the place instead of text book.
Thanks again.
green456:
why does it matter what days of the week he took as rest
some people work midweek to midweek but its still weekly rest
oh and buy yourself a new crystal ball, you clearly need one
Because from the original post it wasn’t clear (to me at-least ) if the sequence of rest/work was up-to the current time or ends in a few days time.
Sometimes people post a sequence of work that hasn’t actually ended yet, for instance they may know that they will be working the next few days then having a rest period and want to know if they can then do another 6 shifts, in a situation like that it’s not possible to know if a regular weekly rest period will fall in every second week without knowing what days the previous rest periods (or workdays) fall on.
Hope that makes sense
Oh, and I’ve got a new crystal ball on order 
Silver_Surfer:
All just gobbledygook isn’t it?
Shhhhh don’t tell everybody 
tachograph:
green456:
why does it matter what days of the week he took as rest
some people work midweek to midweek but its still weekly rest
oh and buy yourself a new crystal ball, you clearly need oneBecause from the original post it wasn’t clear (to me at-least
Sometimes people post a sequence of work that hasn’t actually ended yet, for instance they may know that they will be working the next few days then having a rest period and want to know if they can then do another 6 shifts, in a situation like that it’s not possible to know if a regular weekly rest period will fall in every second week without knowing what days the previous rest periods (or workdays) fall on.
Hope that makes sense
Oh, and I’ve got a new crystal ball on orderSilver_Surfer:
All just gobbledygook isn’t it?Shhhhh don’t tell everybody
green456:
Hope that makes sense
Interesting response from someone who posted but made no effort to answer the OPs question.
tachograph:
green456:
Hope that makes senseInteresting response from someone who posted but made no effort to answer the OPs question.
Made perfect sense to me
tachograph:
green456:
Hope that makes senseInteresting response from someone who posted but made no effort to answer the OPs question.
it is better to remain silent and considered an idiot than to speak out and remove all doubt
why does it matter what days of the week he took as weekly rest
it doesn’t you idiot
green456:
why does it matter what days of the week he took as weekly rest
it doesn’t you idiot
Really… all day shifts from 6am to 7pm
4 off
6 work
1 off
6 work
1 off
6 work
2 off
Unless the first work day is a monday or tuesday then the above does not work legally
Don’t bother feeding the troll ROG, he couldn’t answer the OPs question or he would have done 
On the same subject, I had reduced rest last weekend, I owe 8 hours
This weekend I’m working Saturday again, will probably owe 8 or 9 again, week after that a weeks holiday is it all legal?
Jim
JFC999:
On the same subject, I had reduced rest last weekend, I owe 8 hours
This weekend I’m working Saturday again, will probably owe 8 or 9 again, week after that a weeks holiday is it all legal?
Jim
At first glance the answer would be no BUT … more info needed
What did you have off over the easter weekend … 4 days?
JFC999:
On the same subject, I had reduced rest last weekend, I owe 8 hours
This weekend I’m working Saturday again, will probably owe 8 or 9 again, week after that a weeks holiday is it all legal?
Jim
I’m assuming that you normally work Monday to Friday so weekends are always you weekly rest period, and that you haven’t had two consecutive weekends with only reduced weekly rest periods since your last holiday, which would probably have been Easter.
If that’s not correct ignore the answer bellow
Assuming that you had a regular 45 hour weekly rest period the weekend before last you should be OK.
Although you’re having two consecutive weekends with only reduced weekly rest periods, as long as you start your holiday before midnight Sunday (which you will by the sound of it) the rest period while you’re on holiday will count as a regular weekly rest period for next week.
All the compensation will be paid back by the time you’ve finished your holiday.
tachograph:
Don’t bother feeding the troll ROG, he couldn’t answer the OPs question or he would have done
like you do
answer them all wrongly
ROG:
green456:
why does it matter what days of the week he took as weekly rest
it doesn’t you idiotReally… all day shifts from 6am to 7pm
4 off
6 work
1 off
6 work
1 off
6 work
2 off
Unless the first work day is a monday or tuesday then the above does not work legally
go check the oil level 
tachograph:
Don’t bother feeding the troll ROG, he couldn’t answer the OPs question or he would have done
you answer my question
why does it matter what days of the week a driver takes his/ hers weekly rest
you belittled the op stating they didn’t give you this info
I will ask again
why does it matter