Working Hours
To comply with B. & M. McHugh Limited Policy on excess hours and to ensure compliance with Railway Group Standard GH/RT 4004 with relation to the Safety Critical Work regulations 1994 all employees should ensure the following limits are at all times adhered to.
- No more than 12 hours to be worked per turn of duty. This period must include traveling time to and from the worksite.
- No more than 72 hours to be worked per calendar week (Sunday to Saturday).
- A minimum rest period of 12 hours between booking off from a turn duty to booking
on for the next turn. This may be reduced to 8 hours at the weekly shift changeover,
in the case of staff working a pattern, which rotates of alternates on a weekly basis.
- No more than 13 turn of duty to be worked in any 14 day period.