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Originally Posted by martyh
Using the working time directive as an example of why we should stay in the EU is not really helping your case imo ,it is the most complicated and useless piece of garbage to come out of Brussels ,why make rules that can be opted out of
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Ok. The working time directive gave the right to every employee:
· A maximum working week of 48 hours
· A rest period of 11 consecutive hours a day
· A rest break when the day is longer than six hours
· A minimum of one rest day per week
· The statutory right to four weeks' holiday
It was introduced by the EU in 1992 but the UK did not introduce until 1998. In 1996 the Government took the EU to court to try and stop the introduction and lost. The Government was supported by the opposition.
Before this time, the number of holiday was written into Law by a 1938 act which basically said you had 7 days holiday (extended to 8 in 1978 by the introduction of the May Day holiday). Outside of that it was up to your employer to decide the number of holidays that should be given. The Government argued this was a burden on Companies and it should be up to individual companies led by market forces that should decide how many holidays you should have.
There was also nothing to indicate you should have a break (the WTD introduced 10 mins for 4 hours worked; 30 mins if more than 6 hours worked).
So this was the "garbage" that was introduced and would not have been introduced but for the EU. Are you saying we should abolish it?