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Originally Posted by Hugh

Conned on the Working Time Directive?

How?

As an employee, you can opt-out of the WTD - the Directive gives the employee the choice, rather than the employer forcing it on someone.

Also, I think it's pretty reasonable not to ask someone to work over 48 hours a week for over 17 weeks - ever heard of work/life balance?

If the following things are being conned, bring it on...

So you could only pull out one of my list that you don't think was a con. Rather telling.

It was a con on two fronts:

1/
When the UK was prepared to veto the WTD, they changed it to a H&S measure that only required a qualified majority.

2/
France was determined to get the WTD through because of its ridiculous labour laws that gave the UK an advantage over France.