THE WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE REQUIRES:
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• A maximum 48-hour average working week over a reference period of 17 weeks;
• Employers to take reasonable steps to ensure the 48-hour week is complied with;
• The right toll hours daily rest, which can be reduced by up to one hour if compensated for within a certain period, and weekly rest of 24 hours after no more than six consecutive daily working periods: • The right to a rest break for workers who work more then six hours in a day with the length and manner of rest to be determined by workplace or collective agreements; • The right (since November 1999) to four weeks' paid holiday: • Night shifts to be Iknited to eight haws a Wed; • Workers can voluntarily opt out of the Working Time provisions but there must be a written agreement with the employer, who must keep detailed records Of the hours worked by any employees who have opted out for the most recent two years. Even then the maximum working week must not exceed 78 hours, with no more than 13 hours worked per day over six days.