Bushra Khanom D2
The working times directives
In this assignment I will be evaluating the impact which the European law on the English
law. So the impact of the working times directives of the UK law, but mainly looking into the
impact it has on the number of hours the employees work and on holiday entitlements.
The working time directives instigated in The working times directive required the
the UK over from the working time workers not to be allowed to work for
regulations 1998, this was put into place more than 48 hours per week averaged
so that it can regulate the amount of time over a period of 17 weeks. The directive
people in the UK are allowed to work. The holds an opt- out clause that allows
working times directives was first workers to be able to get the supreme 48
implemented by the European Union in hours per week but only under specific
1993 in place of the health and safety conditions for instance it is mandatory for
measure in comeback to the concerns the workers to sign an individual opt- out
that they had over the long hours that agreement and have to agree to not suffer
some of the employees/ workers were any sort of consequence if they refuse to
working in the Member states, it is also sign it also the employers must keep a
essential that it is implemented within record of all the staffs who work for more
three years. There had only been a small than the average of 48 hours per week so
regulation of the working times in the UK that they can make them available
former to the Directive and the towards the right authorities. Also it is
Conservative government not putting the obliged for the employers to give a
directive into place and challenging its minimum of 4 weeks of holiday to the
legal bases in front of the Court of Justice workers per year. If the directive had an
of the European Union. The group had opt out clause then this means that this is
argued that it was not a health and safety a good thing as it is important for both
measure but instead was a social policy businesses and the employees to retain
measure, so this had resulted the directive the opt out, this is because taking away
being approved under the wrong type of the ability for the businesses or workers
procedure. In 1996 the Court of Justice of to opt out can be harmful. A survey was
the European Union governed in conducted where it showed that workers
contradiction of the UK (United Kingdom v who work over 48 hours would not
Council of the European Union C-84/94)
and had stated that they had to take
instant actions so that they can
implement the directive. This then
allowed the directive to be finally
implemented in October 1998 by the UK
in the working times regulations.
The working times directives
In this assignment I will be evaluating the impact which the European law on the English
law. So the impact of the working times directives of the UK law, but mainly looking into the
impact it has on the number of hours the employees work and on holiday entitlements.
The working time directives instigated in The working times directive required the
the UK over from the working time workers not to be allowed to work for
regulations 1998, this was put into place more than 48 hours per week averaged
so that it can regulate the amount of time over a period of 17 weeks. The directive
people in the UK are allowed to work. The holds an opt- out clause that allows
working times directives was first workers to be able to get the supreme 48
implemented by the European Union in hours per week but only under specific
1993 in place of the health and safety conditions for instance it is mandatory for
measure in comeback to the concerns the workers to sign an individual opt- out
that they had over the long hours that agreement and have to agree to not suffer
some of the employees/ workers were any sort of consequence if they refuse to
working in the Member states, it is also sign it also the employers must keep a
essential that it is implemented within record of all the staffs who work for more
three years. There had only been a small than the average of 48 hours per week so
regulation of the working times in the UK that they can make them available
former to the Directive and the towards the right authorities. Also it is
Conservative government not putting the obliged for the employers to give a
directive into place and challenging its minimum of 4 weeks of holiday to the
legal bases in front of the Court of Justice workers per year. If the directive had an
of the European Union. The group had opt out clause then this means that this is
argued that it was not a health and safety a good thing as it is important for both
measure but instead was a social policy businesses and the employees to retain
measure, so this had resulted the directive the opt out, this is because taking away
being approved under the wrong type of the ability for the businesses or workers
procedure. In 1996 the Court of Justice of to opt out can be harmful. A survey was
the European Union governed in conducted where it showed that workers
contradiction of the UK (United Kingdom v who work over 48 hours would not
Council of the European Union C-84/94)
and had stated that they had to take
instant actions so that they can
implement the directive. This then
allowed the directive to be finally
implemented in October 1998 by the UK
in the working times regulations.
