(05 May 2014, 10:15 pm)aureolin wrote Does applying the GB domestic rules allow the company to exempt someone from the working time directive? I.e. Daily rest break is listed as 10 hours, as oppose to 11 hours I'm entitled to under WTD? Same goes for weekly rest breaks. 1 day per week or a full 2 days per fortnight, yet only 1 per fortnight for drivers driving under GB domestic rules? Find it hard to believe that I'm entitled to more rest breaks than someone operating heavy machinery whilst being responsible for up to 70+ passengers at a time.
You are getting too complex for me - only those like yourself who actually have to comply will know what is required.
I've been wondering how a minibus driver can work 11 hours per day (9 hours driving with a 2 hour break midday) for six days on consecutive weeks - 54 hours driving - should be no more than 90 hours over two weeks . . .