Is it legal to pay drivers for their tacho breaks

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I have just completed my 35 hours training and now have my CPC card. On the tacho hours module my instuctor told me it was illegal for a company to pay their drivers for their tacho breaks. Our company pay our drivers for an 8 hour day, should it now be paying us for 8 hours less 45 minutes for our tacho breaks. Can anyone clarify this for me?

Thanks,
Paul

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If you heard it in a CPC course - it’s ■■■■■■■■! Of course it’s legal to pay for breaks - what happens if you are salaried? Or paid on bonus instead of hourly pay? Or you have a nice boss who wants to pay you as much as he can? I admit, the last one’s not very likely…

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as Sarge said someones talking Bull. and its gotta be a trainer :unamused:

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I’m paid from the minute I pull on the yard in my car, to the minute I leave in it.

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pw2112:
I have just completed my 35 hours training and now have my CPC card. On the tacho hours module my instuctor told me it was illegal for a company to pay their drivers for their tacho breaks. Our company pay our drivers for an 8 hour day, should it now be paying us for 8 hours less 45 minutes for our tacho breaks. Can anyone clarify this for me?

Thanks,
Paul

Another load of nonsense from a DCPC trainer :unamused:

The company can legally pay you for all breaks.

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Thanks very much for the very swift replies, much appreciated

Thanks,
Paul

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Next time a trainer says that ask them how that works with salaried drivers ?

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If it ends up in your pocket don’t question it! :laughing:

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pw2112:
I have just completed my 35 hours training and now have my CPC card. On the tacho hours module my instuctor told me it was illegal for a company to pay their drivers for their tacho breaks. Our company pay our drivers for an 8 hour day, should it now be paying us for 8 hours less 45 minutes for our tacho breaks. Can anyone clarify this for me?

Thanks,
Paul

Another load of nonsense from a DCPC trainer :unamused:

The company can legally pay you for all breaks.

To be honest a company can pay you whatever they want … next time you see him ask for that piece of regulation and if he cant ask him to put it in writing with his official training No on it …

Then do everyone a favour report the stupid twonk :unamused: