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It should be noted that ‘on-call’ time has the status of ‘working time’ regardless of whether the person actually works during the period of ‘on-call’ duty (135). This means that if ‘on-call’ time includes inactivity, this is irrelevant for its status as ‘working time’ (136). Similarly, if a rest room is available to workers and they can rest or sleep during the periods when their services are not required, this does not affect the status of ‘on-call’ time as working time (137).
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.