Six day working and weekly rests question

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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I’ve a chance of a temp job, which grateful for as newly passed, so I asked for rough hours as I need to fit round seeing kids.

They said its Mon-fri 0800-1800, give and take might finish at 5 or 7 so fine with that as still plenty of time to get daily rest in.

It’s the sat bit that I don’t think I can do.

They want Sat 0800-1400. Every week !

I don’t think I can as wont get the 45 hours weekly rest every week.

I can see doing it alternate as can have reduced 24 in between full 45s but I’m saying it’s illegal to do every Sat at those hours.

The TM says I can but then they would !

Am I right or is he?

There is no flex on the 0800 start either so no option to start later on Monday

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looking at that you will only get 42 weekly

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From 14:00 Saturday to 08:00 Monday is only 42 hours, so assuming the job is on EU regulations it cannot legally be done every week.

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That what I was thinking . But I am ok to do alternate sats and take a reduced 24 that week?

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dcgpx:
That what I was thinking . But I am ok to do alternate sats and take a reduced 24 that week?

Assuming you mean a reduced weekly rest period of about 42 hours on alternative weekends, that would be no problem, the compensation would be paid back during the following week.

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dcgpx:
That what I was thinking . But I am ok to do alternate sats and take a reduced 24 that week?

Many seem to say that a reduced weekly rest is 24 hours and not something between 24 and 45 hours - why is that?

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In this case it was just a figure of speech. I realise if less than 45 it’s a reduced so as tachograph said I would repay the 3 hours during the week tagged onto a daily. Personally don’t want to work every sat as that’s the day I get to see kids.

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ROG:

dcgpx:
That what I was thinking . But I am ok to do alternate sats and take a reduced 24 that week?

Many seem to say that a reduced weekly rest is 24 hours and not something between 24 and 45 hours - why is that?

I think it’s just an easy way to express what’s meant, like people call a reduced daily rest period a 9 or as often as not a 15, or an extended driving day a 10.

As above I tend to refer to the specific hours but only because I’m a bit pedantic and like to reduce the possibility of confusion :slight_smile:

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Ta both :smiley: