Boris Johnson considers post-Brexit changes to rules on 48-hour working week
4 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson considers post-Brexit changes to rules on 48-hour working week

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson is considering a post-Brexit overhaul of labour laws to free businesses from regulations originally imposed by the EU. The 48-hour working week is one of the regulations being targeted by the Government, it was reported on Thursday night, in a move that is likely to meet with resistance from trade unions. Mr Johnson recently said there would be “big changes” to regulation this year but that the UK would not “regress” on workers’ rights and would not “send children up chimneys”. One possibility is to change rules around the 48-hour week, also known as the working time directive, which currently includes paid overtime.

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