Brussels, 21/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 20 August, the European Commission agreed to a joint proposal from the European social partners to extend the negotiating period on reviewing the working time directive to 31 December 2012.
Given the huge changes that have taken place in the working world over recent years, the Commission consulted European social partners in 2010 regarding possible amendments to the working time directive (2003/88/EC). Under the TFEU (Treaty on the Functioning of...