S.L. 452.87 Art. 6Weekly rest period.

(1) Subject to the provisions of subregulations (2) and (3), every worker shall be entitled to a minimum uninterrupted weekly rest period of tenty-four hours, in addition to the daily rest period of eleven hours referred to in regulation 4, for each seven-day period during which the worker works for the employer: Provided that, if the employer proves to the Director that technical or work organisation conditions so require, then a minimum rest period of twenty-four hours for each seven day period shall be applied so as to resolve the technical or work organisation conditions: Provided further that if the employer fails to prove to the Director that technical or work organisation conditions so require, the Director shall have the power to oblige the employer to allow the worker a weekly rest period as provided in the first paragraph of this sub-regulation.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), the weekly rest period may be calculated over a fourteen-day reference period if the employer so determines, and in such cases, a worker shall be entitled to either -

(a) two uninterrupted rest periods each of not less than twenty-four hours, each preceded by a daily rest period, in each fourteen-day period during which the worker works for the employer; or

(b) one uninterrupted rest period of not less than forty-eight hours, preceded by a daily rest period, in each such fourteen-day period during which the worker works for the employer.