EXEMPTIONS FOR DRIVERSAND VEHICLES – PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO REGULAR PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES AT A DISTANCE OF UP TO 50 KILOMETERS

Izuzeća od primjene pojedinih odredbi o radnom vremenu, obveznim odmorima mobilnih radnika i uređajima za bilježenje u cestovnom prometu primjenjuju se na određene vozače koji upravljaju izuzetim skupinama vozila te na sama vozila koja su djelomično ili u cijelosti izuzeta od obveze ugradnje uređaja za bilježenje u cestovnom prijevozu – tahografa. U radu se kroz obradu i istraživanje odgovara na pitanje o kojim se točno izuzetcima radi te koji se sve izvori prava odnose na navedena izuzeća, primjenjuju li se ona u praksi i koje su novosti u njihovoj praktičnoj provedbi. Također se upućuje na izvore prava koji određuju radno vrijeme i obvezne odmore izuzetih vozača te način vođenja evidencije o takvim radnicima i njihovu radnom vremenu. Na kraju istraživanja ove tematike navode se prednosti i nedostatci primjene ovih izuzeća, kako za vozače, tako i za poslodavce te se daju zaključne ocjene o prednostima ovih izuzeća te potrebi dodatnih intervencija, kroz pravne akte, ali još više kroz praktično upoznavanje s pravima i obvezama vozača i poslodavaca, kako bi se otklonile nejasnoće i nesigurnosti kod ovih glavnih sudionika provedbe prijevoza robe i putnika u cestovnom prometu.Exemptions from the application of certain provisions on working time, obligatory breaks for mobile workers and recording equipment in road transport applies to certain drivers who operate the excluded categories of vehicles and to vehicles which are partially or entirely exempted from the obligation to install a road vehicle recording device – a tachograph. Through this research, this paper answers the question what exactly the exemptions are, what law sources appertain to these exceptions, whether they apply in practice and what the novelties are in their practical implementation. The paper also explains the legal rules that determine the working hours and obligatory breaks of excluded drivers and how to keep records for such workers and their working hours. At the end of the paper, authors indicate advantages and disadvantages of applying these exemptions for both drivers and employers, and provide a concluding assessment of the benefits of these exemptions, as well as the need for additional interventions through acts, but even more, through practical knowledge of the rights and obligations of drivers and employers in order to overcome the vagueness and insecurities of these major participants in the transport of goods and passengers in road transport