If a professional driver takes a reduced weekly rest period, must the hours not rested be compensated?

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DentroTest · Accepted Answer

In accordance with Regulation (EC) 561/2006 on driving and rest times, in the course of two consecutive weeks a driver must take at least two regular weekly rest periods (minimum 45 hours each) or one regular and one reduced (minimum 24 hours). If a reduced weekly rest period is chosen, the reduction (the difference in hours up to 45 hours) must be compensated, in one go, attached to another rest of at least 9 hours, before the end of the third week following the week in which the reduced rest was taken. Therefore, the correct answer is to compensate it in a single block before the end of the third week: it is not true that there is no obligation to make up the hours, nor that the deadline extends to six weeks.

If a professional driver takes a reduced weekly rest period, must the hours not rested be compensated?

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