Mr Angry from Purley:
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2000/79/EC of 27 November 2000
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conte...0L0079&from=EN
Originally Posted by Clause 3
1. Mobile staff in civil aviation are entitled to paid annual leave of at least four weeks, in accordance with the conditions for entitlement to, and granting of, such leave laid down by national legislation and/or practice.
2. The minimum period of paid annual leave may not be replaced by an allowance in lieu, except where the employment relationship is terminated.
Originally Posted by Clause 9
Without prejudice to Clause 3, mobile staff in civil aviation shall be given days free of all duty and standby, which are notified in advance, as follows:
(a) at least seven local days in each calendar month, which may include any rest periods required by law; and
(b) at least 96 local days in each calendar year, which may include any rest periods required by law.
With a calendar in hand I found that 1Y = 52 WKS; and
. 52 WKS - 4 annual leave = 48
. 48 WKS * 2 weekend-days =
96.
It seems to me that the 2000/79 prescribes an aggregate of minimum free days combined as
. mandatory 4 weeks, plus
. an equivalent of all the weekends left, which would be the 96.
UK Statutary Instrument 2004 No. 756 "The Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004"
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2...0040756_en.pdf
has the exact same provisions. The language used in definitions goes a bit further in explaining the scope is for EMPLOYED workers.
I am aware of the EASA FTL sole 96 days requirement. Apologies for the thread drift.
https://osha.europa.eu/en/legislatio...ive-2000-79-ec