Working Time
Negotiating and campaigning on working time
After pay, working time is core collective bargaining issue but is also an important area of employment regulated by national and European legislation. EPSU has been very active in defending and calling for proper implementation of the Working Time Directive and is involved in current debates on working time. The why and how of working time reduction is a guide produced for EPSU by the European Trade Union Institute and examines long-term trends in working time, the arguments for reducing it and examples of how this has been achieved.
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UK: TUC warns of widespread zero-hours contracts
More than one million workers in the UK are on zero-hours contracts, with a significant number employed under these terms for extended periods, according to new analysis by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) . The data reveals that about 720,000 zero-hours workers have been with the same employer for over a year, and 130,000 have remained without full employment rights after a decade of service. Zero-hours contracts , which offer no guaranteed working hours, are most prevalent in hospitality, retail, and the health and social care sectors. The TUC argues that the widespread use of these contracts