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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 [1] It was updated in 1999, but these amendments were then withdrawn in 2006 [2] following a legal challenge in the European Court of Justice.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]
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 ...
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 ...
The original Working Time Regulations 1998 provided for a 13-week qualifying period at work before one could benefit from its protection. This restriction was challenged by the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union, because there was nothing about it in the Directive.
Within the European Union, Directive 2002/15/EC [1] is setting the rules regarding working time for drivers carrying out road transport activities in the European Union from the point of view of improving road safety, health and safety of drivers and ensure fair competition among transport operators. Working time of mobile workers is a strictly ...
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.
Working Time Directive Commission v United Kingdom (2006) C-484/04 is a European labour law and UK labour law case concerning the Working Time Directive , which is relevant for the Working Time Regulations 1998 .