Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Under which regulation transposing the European Working Time Directive into United Kingdom law are marine pilots included. [HL4332]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)Marine pilots fall under the scope of the Horizontal Amending Directive (2000/34/EC) which was implemented by the Working Time (Amendment) Regulations on 1 August 2003. The Working Time Regulations apply to all workers, including most agency and freelance workers, but do not apply to the self-employed.