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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12637

16 January 2021
DEAL EU/UK / Social
Level of protection for British workers already under debate in UK
Brussels, 15/01/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission declined to comment on Friday 15 January on an article in the Financial Times indicating that the UK government is preparing to abolish worker protections under EU laws, including the Working Time Directive limiting weekly working hours to an average of no more than 48 hours; this is a directive into which the country had not opted to participate as an EU Member State under the waivers that had been granted to it.

According to the newspaper, the draft would also...

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
DEAL EU/UK
INSTITUTIONAL
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE
NEWS BRIEFS
CORRIGENDUM
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