World News 16-09-2004 who: The European Commission what: To end "abuse" of employees by closing loophole in Working Time Directive where: Brussels when: Next week snippet: The Telegraph explains that since 1993, employers have been able to force individual employees to opt out of their right to a limit on working hours. "The TUC claims the clause has been widely abused by British companies to coerce workers into signing away their protections." Elsewhere, The Guardian seeks to explode the myth that people in Britain are working longer and longer hours. [... more]

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