What does “adequate rest” in the case of a mobile worker in the road transport sector mean?
Adequate rest is defined as regular rest periods, the duration of which are expressed in units of time. They should also be sufficiently long and continuous to ensure that, as a result of fatigue or other irregular working patterns, workers do not cause injury to themselves or others. Neither should their health be damaged in either the short or longer term. However, where existing regulatory or contractual provisions are more generous than that provided by the above definition, the rest breaks the workers already receive should remain the same.
