Brussels, 06/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - The “no progress” of the Council on Employment and Social Policy when it comes to working time, last Thursday in Luxembourg, disappointed the European social partners. And for good reason: - the changes proposed by the European Commission on opt-out and calculation of the reference period for the maximum 48-hour working week (see EUROPE 8961).
On the employers' side, the change in the Commission's stance in favour of doing away with opt-out three...