Road Transport (Working Time) Guidance
Table of contents
- Front page
- Brief overview
- 1. Who is affected by the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations?
- 1.1 Main Points
- 1.2 Who is affected?
- 1.3 Occasional mobile workers
- 1.4 Self-employed drivers
- 1.5 Working for employment businesses and/or via employment agencies
- 2. What counts as working time?
- 2.1 Main Points
- 2.2 What is working time?
- 2.3 What is a period of availability?
- 2.4 What is a week?
- 2.5 Working for two or more employers or another organisation
- 2.6 Change of employer during the reference period
- 3. Weekly working time limits (and how to calculate them)
- 3.1 Main Points
- 3.2 Limits
- 3.3 What is the reference period and when does it start?
- 3.4 Calculating average weekly working time
- 3.5 Calculating the average when leave is taken
- 3.6 Who decides what reference period should be used?
- 3.7 Which method should I use?
- 3.8 Other points to note
- 4. Working at Night
- 4.1 Main Points
- 4.2 What is night time?
- 4.3 What is the working time limit for night work?
- 4.4 Working longer than 10 hours
- 5. Rest and Breaks
- 5.1 Main Points
- 5.2 Daily Rest
- 5.3 Weekly Rest
- 5.4 Breaks
- 6. Record keeping
- 6.1 Main Points
- 6.2 Who keeps a record of working time?
- 6.3 Main requirements for employers
- 6.4 Main requirements for Mobile Workers
- 6.5 What records need to be kept?
- 6.6 Using the tachograph to record working time
- 6.7 Other points to note
- 7. More about the application of the Regulations
- 7.1 Relevant Agreements
- 7.2 Emergencies
- 7.3 Enforcement
- 7.4 Penalties
- 7.5 Driving Abroad
- Glossary of Terms:
- Annex A -Who is covered by the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations?
- Annex B - Comparison with the European drivers' hours rules
- Annex C - Reference periods for calculating average weekly working time
- Annex D - Employers Checklist
- Annex E - Calculating working time under the 1998 Working Time Regulations
