NON WORKING TIME HAS SPECIFIC MEANING FOR MOBILE WORKERS

摘要

In Ross v Eddie Stobart Ltd, the EAT found that under the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005 (RTR) non-driving time that a driver is required to spend at an employer's depot must be counted as working time. It cannot constitute a 'period of availability', which has a very specific meaning under the RTR. Peter Ross worked as a heavy goods vehicle driver for the haulage firm Eddie Stobart from June 2008 until his dismissal in April 2009 on disciplinary grounds relating to his alleged misconduct on various occasions.