Working Time Directive Issued by the Council of the Europen Union
The Council of the European Union issued the European Working Time Directive in 1993. The directive seeks to ensure a better level of protection of the safety and health of workers, at the same time avoiding administrative, financial and legal constraints that could hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings.
The directive regulates the minimum rest periods, shift working patterns and other miscellaneous things. The directive asks member states of the European Union to take measures to ensure compliance with the provisions.
Minimum Periods of Rest
The minimum periods of rest seek to protect the health of the employee.
-> DAILY: A minimum of 11 consecutive hours of rest in a 24 hour period should be ensured
-> BREAKS: Where the working day is longer than six hours, every worker should have specified periods of rest of specified lengths. The rest periods can be negotiated at organizational or industry level or legislated
-> WEEKLY: In addition to the 11-hour daily rest, each employee is entitled to a rest of 24 consecutive...
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