Hi lads there’s a couple of lads at work saying the drivers law that the company cannot make you work 13 hrs or more he said its upto the driver if he wants to do more hours than 13 not the company I ve never seen any law stating this your help would be appreciated I think he s just lazy and works 12 hrs
The company can require you to do anything legal, which includes going over 13 hours. You could refuse, but you’d be laying yourself wide open to disciplinary action for failing to obey a reasonable instruction.
gothika:
Hi lads there’s a couple of lads at work saying the drivers law that the company cannot make you work 13 hrs or more he said its upto the driver if he wants to do more hours than 13 not the company I ve never seen any law stating this your help would be appreciated I think he s just lazy and works 12 hrs
They are right.
Not sure of the legalities so I can’t really advise. I will however do a 15 to suit myself, but if the office ever come out with “well you can do a 15” my answer invariably is “so can you, in fact as you ain’t monitored you can do a 24!”
It all depends on what it says in your employment contract
I’m with Rog
most (if not all) contracts have a clause that says along the lines of " agree to work hours required".
Really? There is a law on how long you can work? You are kidding me aren’t you?
Next you will be telling me that drivers wash wagons in their own time and that you can’t have your break on a bay!
Well I know of no law in black and white the contract does not state any hrs which is wrong all it states Is customers needs but drivers have needs too the contract is shot not explaining hrs properly in fact no hrs
Transport being transport means companies usual require “flexibility”
Firms usually have some kind of phrase about being reasonable to meet the needs of the company 's customers, in their employees contracts.
Legally it’s irrelevant, the moment you pull the “I’m only doing a 13 today gov” (without good reason) when you have a 15 legally available, you’ve marked yourself as a trouble maker and might as well leave.
Our place likes us to save our 15’s and 10’s for at least the second half of the week. Some weeks go by without me even needing to use a 15 or a 10.
gothika:
Well I know of no law in black and white the contract does not state any hrs which is wrong all it states Is customers needs but drivers have needs too the contract is shot not explaining hrs properly in fact no hrs
The contract is different to what the law is.
A contract is an agreement between parties.
The Law is that you MUST be provided with a ‘written statement of terms’ within 2 months of starting work. This must include the details that you’re looking for.
" Start times, finish times, days worked, hours worked ( inc. overtime ) will all be variable according to the needs of the company and the requirements of the law " is always a good one.
At the end of the day though, nobody can MAKE you do anything. I have always looked at what they want me to do for what they pay me and if it’s OK crack on, if not move on.
Regards. John.
gothika:
I think he s just lazy and works 12 hrs
Sad state of affairs when 12 hours is deemed lazy.
Stanley Knife:
gothika:
I think he s just lazy and works 12 hrsSad state of affairs when 12 hours is deemed lazy.
Where’s the “like” button? 
gothika:
Hi lads there’s a couple of lads at work saying the drivers law that the company cannot make you work 13 hrs or more he said its upto the driver if he wants to do more hours than 13 not the company I ve never seen any law stating this your help would be appreciated I think he s just lazy and works 12 hrs
Where in the regulations does it state that then ?
gothika:
Hi lads there’s a couple of lads at work saying the drivers law that the company cannot make you work 13 hrs or more he said its upto the driver if he wants to do more hours than 13 not the company I ve never seen any law stating this your help would be appreciated I think he s just lazy and works 12 hrs
The first rule of Drivers talk is…
You do not listen to yard bull.
The second rule of Drivers talk is…
You do not listen to yard bull!
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Don’t listen to CPC trainers either.
Harry Monk:
Stanley Knife:
gothika:
I think he s just lazy and works 12 hrsSad state of affairs when 12 hours is deemed lazy.
Where’s the “like” button?
Surely you don’t make your self work more than 12 hrs do you Harry?
weeto:
Harry Monk:
Stanley Knife:
gothika:
I think he s just lazy and works 12 hrsSad state of affairs when 12 hours is deemed lazy.
Where’s the “like” button?
Surely you don’t make your self work more than 12 hrs do you Harry?
Yeah, he’s a bloody slave driver, just ask the bloke that works for him. 
I got sacked on Xmas eve for refusing to work over 12 hours and before the case came to court I was warned that the company would use the “but you’ve worked x amount of hours before so it then becomes standard practice”. In the eyes of the law then that was all they needed. As long as you have the hours legally then basically you can’t refuse. That was about 15 years ago though so things may have changed.