48 hour week ‘opt-out’ to continue
by Jenny
A recent agreement within the EU Employment Council will allow the UK to continue permitting employees to opt-out of the 48-hour maximum average working week. A provision in our Working Time Regulations means that people have the right to work longer than 48 hours a week should they choose to do so.
In the UK the 48 hour week maximum working week imposed may be disapplied by agreement in writing (often referred to as an ‘opt-out’ between the employer and the employee). Employers should therefore ensure that employees who could be working more than 48 hours a week on a regular basis are asked to sign an ‘opt-out’. Without this employers could be in breach of the Working Time Regulations and therefore open to tribunal claims.
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