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Working Time and Road Transport Directive - Legislation Date 4th April 2005 .

SCLC Ltd: "Provide Impact Assessments and Counter-Measure Solutions for Transport Operators."

It's Official - the UK Government announced on the 1st Nov 2004 that 4th April 2005 is the implementation date for the new legislation, which will be known as "Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005". This final change will bring the UK in line with the rest of Europe. Since the implementation of the Working Time Directive, HGV /LGV drivers have been exempt.

The final changes will implement The Road Transport Directive, which will for the first time regulate the hours mobile workers can work. (LGV Drivers).

Many employers in the logistics industry have employees working well outside the 48 hours maximum, with HGV / LGV drivers working 60 hours a week or more.

The costs of implementing this legislation will prove to be massive for the industry, so you need to start planning these changes now. There is already a large shortage of LGV drivers. When their hours are cut under the legislation the situation will become much worse.

The changes will have the same impact on small and large logistics & transport providers.

Periods of Availability-The latest announcements are very complicated and is an area we specialise in for our clients. We carefully use & plan periods of availability, therefore we can bring your operations in line with the new legislation rules.

Impact Assessment Pricing:

All Assessments when completed will show you the counter-measures you need to take to reduce the impact of this legislation on your operational costs and margins.

Single Depot & Small Fleets:

Owner Driver :£100.
Fleet Size 1-2:£150
Fleet Size 3-4:£200
Fleet Size 5-6:£250
Fleet Size 7-9:£350

Larger Fleet Operators and Multi -Depot Fleets:

Please ring or email us for a Quote

How the Impact Assessments Work.

We will email to you a template where we require you to complete a number of data fields about your vehicle operations.
Within 48hrs of us receiving your assessment form, we will have completed the work.
We will contact you to arrange payment prior to the despatch of the legalisation counter-measures report. This report will be based on your individual operations, and your data will remain private and confidential.
After receiving the report you can ring us to discuss any aspect that you are uncertain of.
Or we can, if you wish, arrange a meeting with you (at additional cost) to conduct a one-to-one briefing session with you.
Payment methods can be by Cheque, BACS, Paypal.
All prices are exclusive of VAT, which will be charged @17.5%

Supply Chain Logistics Consulting Ltd: have the experience of implementing alternative flexible working time methods. We then couple these with productivity & transport planning improvements for vehicle fleets and drivers, thus minimising the full impact of legislation or your operations and margins.

Currently we are working with some of the UK's largest operators, who feel it is important to have everything ready and in place for 4th April 2005 . Don't leave it to late and get caught out, the operational cost implications and risk to your Customers service levels is not worth gambling with.

Ring us now or email us - To arrange a Legislation Impact Assessment of your business operations.

We have counter-measure solutions that will lessen the impact of this legislation on your operational costs and margins.

We will be able to help you.

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The Road Transport Directive March 2005

Are you Ready for this !!

Main Provisions of the Changes

Workers hours must not exceed an average of 48 hours over a minimum reference period of 17 weeks.
Individual work weeks must not exceed 60 hours, and employee hours must average 48 hours over or less the 17 week reference period.
There is no opt out on the hours rules.
Drivers accompanying vehicles or driver's mates- their time counts as working time under the new directive.
A collective employee agreement will enable the employer to extend the reference period to 26 weeks.
Where there is no collective agreement the 17 weeks reference period must apply.
Night Time workers must not work longer than 10 hrs of continuous work, in any 24 hours period and only work an average 48 hours over the agreed reference period.
Night Time is defined as 00:00 hrs to 04:00 hrs, any time worked between these times triggers the 10 hours limit.
Workers must have rest breaks of 30 mins when working 6-9 hours, and 45 mins when working over 9 hours. These breaks can be taken in 15 mins slots.
Rest Periods-same as the current E.U. Drivers rules.
Self Employed drivers are exempt until March 2009.
Employees must have 11 consecutive hours rest in any 24 hour period.
Young workers should not work more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week.
Weekly Rest periods-for each 7 day period employees must take 24 hours uninterrupted rest period plus the 11 hours daily rest.

Periods of availability- calculations must be used to determine drive time against paid hours for each employee. This is very complicated and is an area we specialise in for our clients. We carefully use & plan periods of availability, therefore we can bring your operations in line with the new legislation rules.

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