Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:

1. (a)

   ‘work schedule’ means the schedule determining the hours and days on which performance of work starts and ends;

2. (b)

   ‘reference hours and days’ means time slots in specified days during which work can take place at the request of the employer;

3. (c)

   ‘work pattern’ means the form of organisation of the working time and its distribution according to a certain pattern determined by the employer.