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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8933

22 April 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/working hours
Majority vote by Committee on Employment and Social Affairs to abolish opt-out and for time on call, including the inactive period, to be considered as working time - Left in general shows enthusiasm, disappointment from Conservatives and employers

Brussels, 21/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 19 April, further to the “adjustment of working hours” saga, the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs approved the amendments to the report by Alejandro Cercas (PES, Spain) on the proposal of directive concerning certain aspects of working hour adjustment. There are two very important amendments, which have given rise to radically different stances between Conservatives and Socialists, between employers and trade...

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