After lengthy negotiations, a Luxembourg government proposal to reduce the daily "duty time" of bus drivers from 12 to 11 hours was accepted by trade unions in June 1998.
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After lengthy negotiations, a Luxembourg government proposal to reduce the daily "duty time" of bus drivers from 12 to 11 hours was accepted by trade unions in June 1998.
For some time (LU9804153N), trade unions, employers and the Government have been discussing the working time of private sector bus and coach drivers, following the drivers' claim for a reduction in daily "duty time" (amplitude journalière) from 12 hours. This duty time includes all the periods when drivers are at the employer's disposal: driving; waiting for the next journey to begin; making preparations; or taking rest periods in accordance with national and EU law. Following progress in the tripartite discussions, the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Labour put the following draft agreement to the social partners on 24 June 1998:
the average daily duty time during which a driver must be available for work will be reduced from 12 to 11 hours, calculated over a reference period of 28 days;
the current special daily allowance of LUF 5,202 for being on duty will continue to be paid; and
if the average duty time calculated over the reference period exceeds 11 hours, drivers will receive an additional special allowance to be negotiated and set out in a collective agreement.
The trade unions concerned presented this proposal to their members on 30 June 1998. Some 94% voted in favour of the government proposal, and there is now every likelihood that working time in the private bus sector has at last been resolved after many years of negotiations.
Eurofound doporučuje citovat tuto publikaci následujícím způsobem.
Eurofound (1998), Agreement in sight on bus drivers' hours, article.
