Owner-driver escape workil time legisLatic
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ATTEMPTS AIMED at regu owner-drivers in the Road Trar Directive (RTD) have hit a se after the European Parliar Transport Committee reject( fresh proposal to include them.
The directive has been review since 2009, with the En ment Committee leading the ma
The Transport Committee on proposals presented b rapporteur (sponsor), MEP & Khadraoui last week. As w( including self-employed driver proposed extending drivers. regulations to business ye under 3.5 tonnes and setting European information exch system for working lime data.
The draft vote was split 20-2( one abstention. and El Khai agreed to withdraw his report.
However, with the Emplo Committee due to vote on this in April, the issue could be revi \ The introduction of the RTD ir was dependent on owner-c being given a derogation until I 2009. The European Comrr now thinks it is impractical to the working lime of self-ernr drivers and wants to focus c "false" self-employed.