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Originally Posted by Bircho
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?
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Yes it is because most that legislation can be opted out of by the employees on a majority vote in the workplace ,it can be very limiting as far as working hours are concerned and costly for the employer and employee alike.Also if you think that we only have that legislation because we joined the EU then you are mistaken ,most of the developed world has that type of legislation ,indeed most of the legislation that comes out of Europe is basically the same as elsewhere in the developed world ,safety standards come to mind .In short we do not need nor ever have needed a European super state to give us modern legislation,rights or freedoms