short duration interval method

long duration interval method

methods time measurement system

At the same time, demands for justice are increasing throughout Europe, adding to the workload of judicial systems and making it necessary to continuously adapt working methods in what are often difficult budgetary contexts.

“daily work working period” means the period comprising the driving time, all other periods of work, the periods of availability, breaks in work and periods of rest not exceeding nine hours which commences at the time when the driver activates the tachograph following a weekly or daily rest period, or, if the daily rest is divided into separate periods, following a rest period of at least nine hours' duration.

7. Recognises that the interaction of social assistance and labour market activity is complex: in particular when the available work may be short-term, seasonal, precarious or part-time and when entitlement conditions and social protection systems or marginal tax rates may have a disincentive effect on the take-up of paid employment and the social assistance system is too rigid to respond; therefore urges the development of systems, which effectively support individuals in a period of transition rather than penalising or discouraging them or removing assistance too rapidly when an individual takes up work;

26. Reaffirms its opposition to the draft directive on working time and calls for the withdrawal of this proposal; calls on the Council, furthermore, to make a strong commitment to working-time reduction without lowering wages, and calls on Member States to coordinate efforts to gradually reduce working time in order to achieve the short-term objective of a 35-hour week;