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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10190

29 July 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
MEP warns of devastating impact of extension of working time rules to self-employed drivers

Brussels, 28/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - On 23 July, Scottish Liberal MEP George Lyon warned that keeping current working time rules in place will have a devastating impact on the road haulage sector (see EUROPE 9988). He said that, as things stand, the same maximum working time (48 hours per week) is imposed on self-employed drivers as well as those employed by firms, not only damaging the road transport industry but also possibly creating a legislative precedent for other sectors. “There...

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