Can you opt out of the WTD?
If you want to work more than 48 hours a week, you can sign an agreement to opt out of the maximum weekly working time limit. It’s your decision – your employer can’t make you opt out. If you opt out of the working time regulations, you might have to work more than 48 hours a week on average.
Can a HGV driver opt out of working time directive?
The drivers’ working time directive says that HGV and PCV drivers can’t: exceed an average of 48-hour working time hours a week, usually over a 17 or 26-hour period (and they can’t opt out of this) exceed more than 10 working hours at a time, if working at night.
Who is exempt from the Road Transport Working Time Regulations 2005?
Workers who only occasionally work under EU Drivers’ Hours Rules are also excluded. They are exempt if they work fewer than 16 days in a reference period of 26 weeks more, or on fewer than 11 days in a reference period of less than 26 weeks.
Did UK opt out of working time directive?
The Directive always applied to the UK – we were never opted out of it because it was passed under the procedures agreed by the Thatcher Government.
Can I work 80 hours a week UK?
You can’t work more than 48 hours a week on average – normally averaged over 17 weeks. This law is sometimes called the ‘working time directive’ or ‘working time regulations’. You can choose to work more by opting out of the 48-hour week. If you’re under 18, you can’t work more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.
Can I be forced to opt out of the Working Time Directive?
The Working Time Directive prevents employees from being forced to work for more than 48 hours in a week, unless they freely consent to opt out of the directive. To opt out of the 48-hour limit, your employees can sign an ‘Agreement to opt out of the Working Time Directive’.
Does WTD include breaks?
It includes time spent training and travelling to work site, but does not include routine travel between home and work. Neither does it include lunch breaks or time spent on-call unless actually working.
Can WTD break be split?
If only it was that simple! Of course, you can’t drive for nine hours on the bounce – and nor should you! That 45 minute break can be split into two periods (known as split breaks) with the first break period being a minimum of 15 minutes and the following break a minimum of 30 minutes.
Who enforces WTD?
HSE is responsible for the enforcement of: the maximum weekly working time limit; night work limits; and. health assessments for night work.
Can you be forced to opt out of working time directive?
Can I be forced to work more than 48 hours a week?
Legally, your employer can’t make you work more than 48 hours a week, including overtime. If they want you to work more than that, your employer has to ask you to opt out of the 48-hour limit.
How many hours can you work in a week under WTD?
An average of 48 hours a week over a reference period (usually 17 weeks – although this can be extended up to 26 weeks by collective of workforce agreement) An absolute maximum of 60 hours in any fixed week.
Why are self employed drivers excluded from the RTD?
Self-employed drivers were initially excluded from the scope of the RTD until March 2009. There was a consultation paper to discuss whether self-employed workers should be included within the scope of the RTD. It was decided that the rules already offered enough protection for mobile workers and therefore they did not need to be included.
When did the RTD come into effect in the UK?
The RTD, implemented in April 2005 in the UK, applies to all employed mobile workers whose work is subject to normal EU drivers’ hours rules. How have they been implemented in UK law?