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In contrast, during ‘stand-by’, where workers must be reachable at all times but are free to choose their whereabouts, or where they must remain at a workplace which is also their home, national courts will need to assess on a case-by case basis whether the constraints imposed by the employers on the workers are such as to preclude the workers from the possibility to pursue their own interests. If this is the case, ‘working time’ covers the entire periods of ‘stand-by time’ (139).
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.