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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

by Miles Brignall • Last week the European Court Of Justice ruled that the British Government will have to abide by the maximum hours directive and, although transport workers have been exempted, it has emerged that some drivers working for in-house transport operations for large companies may be affected.

When CM interviewed drivers at Clacket Lane services on the M25, they revealed the hours worked by drivers ranges dramatically from 45 hours by one agency driver, to a staggering 84 hours reported by one Irishman.

Nearly all said they would like to work fewer hours—as long as they were paid the same.

Two thirds seemed content with the hours they worked, while the others said maximum working weeks should be restricted to between 50 and 60 hours.

When asked to predict the impact of a maximum 48-hour working week, almost all the drivers agreed it would be impossible to get the job done within such limits.

They all complained that ever more congested roads and long waits to get loaded and unloaded mean that the job is taking longer to complete than ever before.


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