S.L. 452.87 Art. 14Compensatory rest.

Where the application of any provision of these regulations is excluded by regulation 15 or 16, or is modified or excluded by means of a collective agreement under regulation 18, and a worker shall be accordingly required by his employer to work during a period which would otherwise be a rest period or rest break -

(a) the employer shall, notwithstanding such exemption, be obliged to ensure that any worker concerned is allowed such compensatory rest period or rest break, as the case may be, that can be reasonably considered as equivalent to the rest period or break referred to in regulation 4 or 6, and

(b) in exceptional cases in which it shall not be possible, for objective reasons, to grant such a period of rest, the employer shall afford the worker such protection as may be appropriate in order to safeguard the worker’s health and safety:

Provided that the arrangement with regards to the conditions of work provided for in this regulation shall not include:

(i) the granting of monetary compensation to the worker; or

(ii) the provision of any other material benefit to the worker other than the provision of such a benefit as will improve the physical conditions under which the worker works or the amenities or services available to the worker while working.