Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

Article 7(2) and Article 8 of the Convention. The Committee notes that sections 53(3) and (4), 54, 55 and 56 of the Working Environment Act allow certain exceptions to the guarantee of a weekly rest of 24 hours in section 53(1). Please describe the practical application of these provisions in future reports, having regard to the requirement that where temporary exemptions to weekly rest provisions are granted equivalent compensatory rest should be allowed.

Article 10. The Committee notes the indication that due to the limited number of inspection staff it is difficult to ensure effective control of weekly rest legislation. Please include in future reports available information on the organisation and working of inspection (see Part III of the report form).