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Working Time Regulations
The Working
Time Regulations 1998 implement the Working Time Directive, a
European Health and Safety provision into domestic law. They
came into force on 1 October 1998 and are expressly stated to
apply to the Police Service.
For the
purposes of the Working Time Regulations and the Federated
Ranks Workforce Agreement, working time is defined as:
Periods when
the officer is working at the Chief Officer’s disposal and
carrying out their activities or duties (including training)
Travel
outside of normal rostered duty hours to and from duty at a
place other than the normal place of duty, e.g. travel to and
from court.
Travel to
and from training courses other than at the normal place of
duty.
Periods when
an officer is recalled to duty and required to attend work,
including travelling time.
Interruptions at home for a work related matter, by telephone
or otherwise.
Periods
spent on call or standby are not classed as working
time.
Night Working
An officer
will be treated as a night worker if, as a normal course of
rostered duties, they work at least three hours of their daily
working time during night time (2300 – 0600).
This will
include an officer who regularly works shifts which include
nights, irrespective of the shift pattern actually worked.
The
Workforce Agreement sets aside the maximum length of 8 hours
in each 24 to allow for shift patterns which have been agreed
between the Chief Constable and the Police Federation.
All
nightworkers will be given the opportunity of a free health
assessment before undertaking night work, with regular checks
thereafter as determined by the officer.
Maximum Working Week
An officer
will not work more than 48 hours per week (including overtime)
over a 17 week rolling period
Records
Northumbria
Police must record the working hours of all officers and will
do so using the Force Duties System.
Daily Rest
Daily rest
should be for a period of not less than 11 hours in each 24
hour period, and should be consecutive unless the
exigencies of duty prevent this.
Should a
daily rest break (11 hours between shifts) be interrupted for
any reason, the remainder of the rest break should be taken
during that day, subject to the
exigencies of duty.
Daily rest
breaks will be as provided under Police Regulations. An
officer should be afforded at least a 20 minute break after 6
hours working. Should a daily rest break be interrupted for
any reason, the remainder of the time owed should be taken
during that shift.
A day means
a period of 24 hours beginning at 0600 or as specified in a
variable shift agreement.
Weekly Rest
An officer
is entitled to at least 2 interrupted rest periods of not less
than 24 hours during each 14 day period.
For the
purposes of the Working Time Regulations, a 7 hour period will
commence on Monday of each week at the appropriate starting
time as determined by the officers’ shift agreement.
Annual Leave
The annual
leave year as determined by the Police Authority is 1 January
until 31 December.
Upon
termination of service, an officer is entitled to receive a
payment in lieu of any untaken leave to which they are
entitled under Police Regulations.
Where the
proportion of leave taken by the member exceeds the proportion
of the leave year which has expired, the member will
compensate the Force whether financial or otherwise.
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