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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9261

9 September 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social affairs/united kingdom
Commission welcomes Court of Justice ruling on UK working time guidelines

Brussels, 08/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is delighted with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that the United Kingdom working time guidelines (see Europe 9260) infringe EU rules. This ruling confirms the Commission's view that 'daily rest for workers is a right and cannot be renounced. Employers must ensure that workers have rest periods - it is a matter of health and safety and is not something that can be traded off,' explains a Commission press release. The...

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