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 Working Time Directive Review [Demonstration]

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Welcome to the demonstration page of the smallbusinesseurope Working Time Directive Policy Tracker. Below is an example of what is featured on the tracker and how it works. New clients will have access to all supporting documents listed below as well as full access to the 'Background and Latest Developments' section.

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Issue description	The Working Time Directive is a piece of European Health and Safety legislation that was passed in 1993 and came into effect in UK law in 1998. The directive sets minimum requirements for annual leave and rest periods and also a maximum working week of, on average, 48 hours a week. This average is calculated over a 17-week period ('reference period')
More info & current state of play	Agreement reached on review of directive in Council. Background and Latest Developments

Expected timetable:

Date	Event
September 2008	European Parliament Second Reading

Previous timetable:

Date	Official documents, stakeholder contributions and press coverage
01-08-2008	Common position adopted by the Council - Read here
10-07-2008	Eurochambre press release - 'Employment Directives deny business needs'
11-06-2008	EPSCO Council - Text where political agreement by qualified majority reached EPSCO Council - Delegations Statements for Council's Minutes
10-06-2008	Employment Council Press Release - 'Outcome of meeting' EC press release - 'Commission strongly welcomes today's political agreement on Working Time and Working conditions for Temporary Agency Workers'
09-06-2008	Employment Council, Luxembourg - A new package incorporating both Temporary Agency Workers and the Working Time Directive will be presented for possible agreement
05-06-2008	EU Observer article - 'EU 'closest ever' to deal on workers bills'
14-05-2008	FT article - 'Brown pledges parity for agency staff'
07-12-2007	Euractiv article - 'EU ministers bow to Brown over working time, temp work'
06-12-2007	EU Observer article - 'EU fails again to agree disputed work bills'
05-12-2007	Employment Council - conclusions
July 2007	EP commissioned study (conducted by Ramboll Management)
May 2007	Member states to respond to commission letters
March 2007	Commission sends letters to member states on incorrect enforcement of directive
07-11-2006	No agreement found at Extraordinary Employment Council Conclusions ETUC press release EUobserver - 'Court action to follow EU working time deadlock'
02-11-2006	IOD comments on Finnish proposals ETUC letter to Finnish Minister of Labour
31-10-2006	EU politix - 'Finns hope to break EU working time deadlock'
25-10-2006	COREPER discussion of proposed compromise text
20-10-2006	EU Business - 'Finland sees end in sight for EU working time wrangle'
19-10-2006	Finnish Presidency compromise text
18-10-2006	EurActiv - 'Working-time opt-out leaves employees no choice'
17-10-2006	EP Seminar - "Working time and work-life balance: A policy dilemma?", Survey by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
21-09-2006	EurActiv - 'Commissioner for Employment, Spidla, threatens court action for member states'
20-09-2006	EurActiv - 'Emergency call to reduce German doctors' working time'
07-09-2006	Judgement by the European Court of Justice - press release EU Politix - 'Court heaps pressure on London over EU working hours' EU Business - 'British working time guidelines infringe EU law: court'
10-07-2006	EurActiv - 'Informal Employment Summit fails to find compromise'
02-06-2006	Austrian Presidency press release
01-06-2006	No agreement at Employment Council Council conclusions (page 20) EU Politix - 'EU fails to agree on working time'
05-04-2006	High levels of flexi time in the UK - press release by the European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Eurofound survey on working time and work-life balance
19-01-2006	UEAPME - 'Flexicurity must be a cornerstone for economic development'
09-01-2006	Austrian Presidency Policy Page
09-12-2005	EU observer Press Release - 'Europe still divided on working time rules'
07-12-2005	ETUC Press Release - 'Revision of the Working Time Directive' ETUC Statement on the Revision of the Working Time Directive EUPolitix Press Release - 'Clock ticking on EU working time rules'
01-12-2005	European Court of Justice ruling on on-call working time
02-06-2005	No agreement at Employment Council Oral Conclusions of Luxembourg Presidency Joint paper by IoD and Confederation of Polish Employers Eurochambres press release Joint Press Release by ETUC, EPSU, ETF
31-05-2005	Revised Commission proposal
11-05-2005	Cercas' (PES, Spain) report adopted in plenary Press conference by Cercas (PES, Spain) and Hughes (PES, UK) British Chambers of Commerce response to plenary vote Institute of Directors response to plenary vote
09-05-2005	Hotrec letter to MEPs
21-04-2005	ETUC press release
20-04-2005	Cercas (PES, Spain) report adopted by European Parliament's Employment Committee UEAPME press release
05-04-2005	Cercas' (PES, Spain) compromise amendments
04-04-2005	Euroean Parliament Industry Committee draft opinion
16-03-2005	Amendments to Cercas' (PES, Spain) report, European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
18-02-2005	European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality, draft opinion
17-02-2005	Draft report, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Alejandro Cercas, PES Spain)
17-01-2005	Discussion with social partners at EP Employment and Social Affairs Committee meeting
17-01-2005	European Parliament Employment Committee rapporteur's Working Document by Cercas (PES, Spain)
07-12-2004	Discussions in Employment Council
22-09-2004	European Commission proposal on the Review of the Working Time Directive
19-05-2004	Second phase commission consultation of social partners
31-03-2004	CBI response to commission communication British Chambers of Commerce response to commission communication EEF response to commission communication Eurochambres response to commission communication Federation of Small Businesses response to commission communication House of Lords Europe Committee response to the commission communication Institute of Directors response to commission communication National Farmers' Union response to commission consultation on working time UEAPME response to commission communication UK Government response to commission communication ETUC response to commission communication
30-03-2004	Revised draft opinion of the European Economic & Social Committee's Section for Employment & Social Affairs
04-03-2004	UNICE Position on Commission communication
11-02-2004	Parliament's resolution on organisation of working time
22-01-2004	Vote in parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee
05-01-2004	Commission Communication on the review of the Working Time Directive CBI press release Institute of Directors press release British Chambers of Commerce press release
11-12-2003	Federation of Small Businesses letter to Commissioner Diamantopoulou Institute of Directors letter to Commissioner Diamantopoulou
02-12-2003	Parliament rapporteur (Cercas, PES, Spain) draft report
01-12-2002	Report on the use and necessity of the opt-out provision in the UK by Catherine Barnard, Simon Deakin and Richard Hobbs
01-12-2000	Commission Communication on the implementation of the Directive
04-11-1993	Council Directive

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