Please correct me if I’m wrong.
My understanding is that if a HGV driver has more than 10 EU driving hours days in 17th week period (no workforce agreement to extend) then he/she is classified as a mobile worker and falls under WTD for drivers. And all work undertaken needs to be taken into account when calculating the weekly working hours and weekly average.
Just recently had someone questioning that saying that non transport related work does not need to be included.
Romski:
Just recently had someone questioning that saying that non transport related work does not need to be included.
It doesn’t. If the person has opted out of the 48 hour limit for his job which falls under the WTD then the hours he does under the RT(WTD)R won’t count toward the WTD and the hours he does in his non transport job don’t have to be calculated into his RT(WTD)R totals. He could even work for a transport company but as long as his work does not bring him into the mobile worker category the hours don’t need to be taken into account.
They do have to be taken into consideration for the EU Driver’s Hours Regulations and the impact they have on daily rest periods on the days he falls under EU rules and for taking the required weekly rest periods.
This question has come up a few times over the ten years since the start of the WTD.
Thank you for the reply.
The bit I don’t understand is that if they drive more than 10 times in the reference period then they become a mobile worker, therefore should record their working hours with no opt out option. The job involves HGV driving to the location, delivery and installation of equipment and drive back. Normally 2 driving days plus 3 or 4 of other work in a week.
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I thought you were talking about two different jobs for different employers, my mistake. The situation you’ve described the hours will need recording.
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