any other time that is treated as ‘working time’ under a contract.time spent on call at the workplace, and.time spent actually working abroad in some cases.time spent travelling between home and work at the beginning or end of your working day (if you do not have a fixed work base or you are asked to work from somewhere other than your normal base).
travelling sales reps or 24-hour plumbers
The RCN Nursing Workforce Standards are designed to support a safe and effective nursing workforce alongside each nation’s legislation. This area is complex and if you are in dispute with your employer over whether the regulations apply to you, please contact us for advice. There are certain exceptions to the application of the regulations, for example active membership of the armed forces. 'Workers' is a wider category than ‘employees’ (employees work under a contract of employment) so the regulations will apply to most agency workers. The key aim of the regulations is to ensure standards of health and safety in the workplace. They affect the number of hours an employee can work per week as well as the rest breaks the employee is entitled to - including breaks between shifts, annual leave and days off. The Working Time Regulations 1998 apply across the UK.