Stand-by time outside the workplace : working and/or paid time? Universiteit Gent
Stand-by time at the workplace, even when the employee performs no work, is unquestionably working time. The Court of Justice of the European Union (cjeu) has confirmed this on several occasions.1 Not as clear is whether standby time at home during which the employee is required to respond to calls from the employer in a short deadline is also working time. The case ruling in Ville de Nivelles v Rudy Matzak answers this question in a positive ...