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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 [1] It was updated in 1999, but these amendments were then withdrawn in 2006 [2] following a legal challenge in the European Court of Justice.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.
Working time in the United Kingdom is regulated in UK labour law in respect of holidays, daily breaks, night work and the maximum working day under the Working Time Regulations 1998. While the traditional mechanisms for ensuring a "fair day's wage for a fair day's work" is by collective agreement , since 1962 the UK created minimum statutory ...
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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]
Working Time Directive R v Department of Trade and Industry, ex parte Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematographic and Theatre Union (2001) C-173/99 is a European labour law and UK labour law case concerning the Working Time Directive , which is relevant for the Working Time Regulations 1998 .
Hart, Bob 'Working time and employment' Routledge Revivals, 2010. Explanation of Working Time Limits (48 hour week) in the UK and how the opt-out works; Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) resources on the UK Working Time Regulations Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine; OECD Average annual hours actually worked per worker
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.
The National Living Wage is an obligatory minimum wage payable to workers in the United Kingdom aged 21 [a] and over which came into effect on 1 April 2016. As of April 2024 it is £11.44 per hour. [1]