Germany is backing Britain in its fight to allow employees to work voluntarily more than 48 hours a week, according to the Financial Times.
UK prime minister Tony Blair and his German counterpart Gerhard Schröder have privately agreed that Britain's opt-out from a particular European Union rule should remain.
This rule, known as the working time directive, says that member states must enforce a 48-hour week.
The UK has had a decade-long exemption from the rule which it is se...
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