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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
You see, this is the common response. But we are not talking about throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Yes, 37 hours a week may suit you, but others may want to work longer hours. The legislation does not allow the choice that a lot of people want to achieve the standard of living they want. For some low paid workers, working longer hours could prove the difference between eating or not eating. You also ignore the fact that the Working Time Regulations is rather more extensive in scope than the 48 hour week.
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You can work more than 48 hours except for some limited jobs. The employee need to waive those rights and they can’t be forced to do it -
https://www.gov.uk/maximum-weekly-wo...and-opting-out . I am starting a new job next week and due to the nature of the job working with people in different time zones, I have signed off those rights