EEC SETS NEW WORKING TIME REGULATIONS FOR LONG-DISTANCE DRIVERS

Tue 26th February 2002

 
New Working Time Directive laws have just been announced by the European parliament. After much discussion with interested parties and employers groups, including the Confederation of British Industry, the EEC have agreed a common set of standards across the community for long-distance drivers. The new laws cover maximum weekly working time, rest breaks and night work.

The Directive, which must be implemented in the UK by 2005, states that drivers can work a maximum average of 48 hours per week and no more than 60 hours within any one week. 
There will also be a limit of 10 hours for night work. 

One good piece of news is that the Directive will not apply to self-employed drivers until January, 2009.

As the British and European leader in Time and Attendance and Access systems, Tensor have provided new features in the WinTA software to track, record and maintain compliance with the Work Time Directive. WinTA is the worlds first Smart Card Time & Attendance system that meets the requirements of the new legislation.
Many of our competitors have not even addressed the problem!