Working Time Directive News

The EU Working Time Directive was introduced in 1993 by the EU member states, with the aim of improving employment conditions. It was a breakthrough in legislation which changed employment law and set a maximum 48-hour working week.

Full compliance with the Working Time Directive includes being able to provide instant reports on employees' working hours, and ensuring that the 48-hour working week limit is not exceeded.

Here we list some of the latest news stories to be published on the Working Time Directive.

31-08-2007
Presidency In Bid To Revise Working Time Directive
The Portuguese presidency is working behind the scenes to secure an agreement on EU working time rules, as the change of administration in France has improved prospects for a deal.

17-08-2007
Lunch Breaks For Wimps
High-flying 80s yuppies believed that lunch breaks were for wimps - but two decades on, almost one in five employees are still subscribing to the same idea.

03-08-2007
Short Work of Long Hours
People who spend too much time at their desk are not doing themselves or their employers any favours, but is Britain as a whole, guilty of indulging in excessive working patterns?

20-07-2007
Life Under The EU Charter
The introduction of the new EU Charter has threatened the UK's opt out from the European Working Time Directive, however British politicians remain focused on ensuring that the opt out is preserved.

06-07-2007
Smoking Ban May Increase Stress Levels
Employers need to be even more vigilant about stress levels in the workplace because staff may already be feeling the effects of the smoking ban.

2005 - 2006 - 2007

Inconsistent Working Time Laws
New EU legislation aimed at harmonising working time and ensuring minimum rest periods for truck drivers has met with fierce criticism from both trade unions and employers in the road transport sector who say they can lead to 'different interpretations' and 'unintentional infringements'.

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