LRD guides and handbook July 2016

Health and safety law 2016

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Chapter 9

General background — the Working Time Directive


[ch 9: page 153]

The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) implement the requirements of the European Union (EU) Working Time Directive in the UK. The directive aims to protect workers’ health and safety by imposing legal limits on the maximum length of the working week, and requiring paid holidays, breaks and rest periods.



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