EU rule aims to protect workers

Published Date: 08 October 2008 THE Working Time Directive is a collection of regulations designed to protect the health and safety of workers. The European Union legislation limits the maximum length of a working week to 48 hours in seven days. It also sets a minimum rest period of 11 hours in each 24 hours. It requires member states to enact its provisions in national legislation. In the UK, the government has made it is possible for workers to opt out... [read full story]