WORKING TIME LATEST
March 1st, 2001
KEITH NUTHALLTHE EXEMPTION from European working time regulations for self-employed drivers, could last a lot longer than the three years that was agreed in the informal deal struck in the EU Council of Ministers last year.Looking at the detail of the amended directive that has now been accepted formally by the Council, the three-year deadline only gives the European Commission the right to propose an end to the exemption.If they wish, the EU ministers, representing Member States, may choose to reject such a proposal, which would follow a study on "the effects of ...
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