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The Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC is a European Union law Directive and a key part of European labour law. It gives EU workers the right to: at least 28 days (four weeks) in paid holidays each year; rest breaks of 20 minutes in a 6-hour period; daily rest of at least 11 hours in any 24 hours; restricts excessive night work;
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833) is a statutory instrument in UK labour law which implemented the EU Working Time Directive 2003. [1] It was updated in 1999, but these amendments were then withdrawn in 2006 [2] following a legal challenge in the European Court of Justice. [3] It does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Drivers' working hours is the commonly used term for regulations that govern the activities of the drivers of commercial goods vehicles and passenger carrying vehicles. In the United States, they are known as hours of service .
Reflecting basic standards in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and ILO Conventions, [13] the Working Time Directive 2003 requires a minimum of 4 weeks (totalling 28 days) paid holidays each year, [14] a minimum of 20-minute paid rest breaks for 6-hour work shifts, limits on night work or time spent on dangerous work, [15] and a maximum ...
Work hours in Japan are decreasing, but many Japanese still work long hours. [52] Recently, [when?] Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a draft report recommending major changes to the regulations that govern working hours. The centerpiece of the proposal is an exemption from overtime pay for white-collar workers.
The Working Time Regulations 1998 and the Working Time Directive give every worker the right to paid holidays, breaks and the right to a weekend. [109] Following international law, [110] every worker must have at least 28 days, or four full weeks in paid holidays each year (including public holidays). [111]
The UK Department of Trade and Industry (now the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills) stated in guideline to employers on the Working Time Regulations 1998 that ‘Employers must make sure that workers can take their rest, but are not required to make sure that they do take their rest.’ Also, Statutory Instrument 1999/3372 had ...
Working hours in the UK are currently not limited by day, but by week, as first set by the Working Time Regulations 1998, [33] which introduced a limit of 40 hours per week for workers under 18, and 48 hours per week for over 18s. This was in line with the European Commission Working Time Directive of 1993.