§ Mr. LazarowiczTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made by the offshore oil and gas industry in implementing the requirements of the Working Time Directive for the sector, with particular reference to the issues of(a) holiday pay,(b) annual leave,(c) paid travel time,(d) work cycles, and(e) health and safety for offshore workers. [82769]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Horizontal Amending Directive (HAD) (2000/34/EC) entitles workers in the offshore sector to the full provisions of the Working Time Directive (93/104/EC). The HAD was formally adopted on 1 August 2000 and is required to be implemented by 1 August 2003.
The Government is consulting on its proposals to implement the HAD through amendments to the Working Time Regulations. The consultation which can be found on the DTI website: http://www.dti.gov.uk/er/ work time regs/handconsulthtm began on 31 October 2002 and will run until 31 January 2003