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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

drivers who are required to work the maximum permitted hours. In order to achieve the 124--hour spreadover he drivers take two meal breaks, one of gn hour at approximately midday and one of 30 minutes in the late afternoon.

Before the recent legislation on drivers' hours it was customary to pay our drivers for the afternoon break and we have continued to follow this practice. In effect, drivers who are on duty for 11 hours (10 hours driving) receive pay for 11+ hours.

would emphasize that throughout both meal breaks tha drivers are off duty within the meaning of the Act.

Could you please advise me if this payment for the additional 30 minutes is permitted?

pt The answer to your question is similar to that given to the question above; namely, that the fact of payment is not the deciding one when considering whether an

action is legally permitted or not.

So long as the drivers comply with the requirements of the regulations in taking statutory breaks when they should do, there is no reason at all why they should not be paid for the breaks.

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