LRD guides and handbook September 2014

Health and safety law 2014

Chapter 9

9. Hours of work

[ch 9: page 147]

Changes and developments since last year

• the European Commission has voted to introduce new European flight time restrictions affecting aircraft staff;

• an important decision was made in case of Lock v British Gas Trading Limited C-539/12, successfully brought by public services union UNISON at the European Court of Justice, with major potential implications for holiday pay.