Presidency pushes for flexible EU working time law

The Dutch EU presidency is pushing for a more flexible EU working time directive to be adopted before the end of its presidency in December.

The EU working time directive, adopted in 1993, sets a maximum of 48 working hours a week for employees in the EU.

Several member states, among them the Netherlands, have had severe problems with the directive after the European Court of Justice ruled in 2000 and 2003 that time spent on call at the workplace constitutes working time.

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