"For the typical long-haul [commercial motor vehicle] driver, the 30-minute
rest break serves as an opportunity to break the monotony of driving and relieve some of the stress of continuous driving, but Transco's drivers currently have breaks, which include physical exercise, several times each day," the agency stated in its ruling, published on August 27.
A 20-minute
rest break if the working day is longer than six hours
All workers are entitled to a 20-minute '
rest break' during their shift, which can be taken as and how they please.
All workers are entitled to a 20 minute "
rest break" during their shift, which can be taken as and how they please.
Sticking to this pattern, I reached my truck in about an hour, deposited the deer in a cooler, took a short
rest break, and then hustled down the far side of the ridge to our camp at the bottom of the canyon.
The team used a computer-based task to induce cognitive fatigue in 66 participants, who were then given a five-minute
rest break.
"However that is becoming impossible after management's dangerous dictat that they are only allowed one 20 minute
rest break during a shift of up to 11 hours 59 minutes."
The WTR has reduced the working week to an average of 48 hours calculated over a 26-week period and allows for 11 hours of continuous rest each day, a right to a day off each week or two days off every fortnight, a 20-minute
rest break every six hours and 5.6 weeks' paid leave every year.
* a
rest break of 20 minutes when working more than six hours per day;
nOn a long trip, stop frequently for a
rest break. Switch drivers, if possible.