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Reviewing the Working Time Directive: rationale, implementation and case law
Author(s) -
Adnett Nick,
Hardy Stephen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2338.00187
Subject(s) - directive , working time , commission , directive on privacy and electronic communications , european commission , political science , law , business , public administration , law and economics , data protection directive , european union , economics , european union law , economic policy , computer science , work (physics) , engineering , mechanical engineering , programming language
In November 1993 the Social Affairs Council of the EU adopted the Directive on the Organisation of Working Time. The EU Commission is committed to a review of the operation of this Directive in 2003. In this paper we re‐examine the economic rationale for such regulations, assess the different legal arrangements for the implementation of the Directive and summarise recent case law. In conclusion, we suggest that the forthcoming review is likely to provide an important indicator of any EU reassessment of economic and social priorities.