Contract Law - Social Policy: Working Time, Sex and Nationality Discrimination

What this page is about: An essay on the Working Time Directive, and other EU law provisions that students may find useful.

The Working Time Directive has proven to be one of the most contentious areas of EC Law to have been introduced into Britain.  Directive 93/104 specifies the number of hours employees have to work as a maximum, together with rest periods and specified times for night shifts.  For example, Article 3 allows that workers must take a minimum of 11 consecutive hours' rest in any 24-hour period [Foster, pp.369-376 1]. 

The purpose of the Working Time directive is to ensure that workers are protected against adverse effects on their health and safety.  In relation to this, consideration was given to the Community Charter of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers, which was specifically referred to in the Directive.   However, its provisions did not extend to every worker until recently. 

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