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Workers' rights and protections previously enshrined in EU law, like the 48-hour working week, will be put at risk by UK government plans which form part of a post-Brexit overhaul of UK labour markets.
The package of deregulatory measures is reportedly being put together by the UK’s business department with Downing Street approval. The package has yet to be agreed by ministers or put to the cabinet but select business leaders are said to have been ‘sounded out’ on the plan.
Though it will please many Tory MPs. the proposed shake-up of regulations from the “working time directive” is likely to outrage UK trade union leaders. The move has the potential to signal a clear divergence from EU labour market standards. However, the UK would only face retaliation from Brussels under the terms of its new post-Brexit trade treaty if the EU could demonstrate a material impact on competition as a result of the changes.
According to people familiar with the plans, the overhaul focuses on ending the 48-hour working week, altering the rules governing rest breaks at work and not including overtime pay when calculating some holiday pay entitlements. The government also wants to remove the requirement of businesses to log the detailed, daily reporting of working hours, the change would save an estimated £1billion. Financial Times has more on the story.Workers' rights and protections previously enshrined in EU law, like the 48-hour working week, will be put at risk by UK government plans which form part of a post-Brexit overhaul of UK labour markets.
The package of deregulatory measures is reportedly being put together by the UK’s business department with Downing Street approval. The package has yet to be agreed by ministers or put to the cabinet but select business leaders are said to have been ‘sounded out’ on the plan.
Though it will please many Tory MPs. the proposed shake-up of regulations from the “working time directive” is likely to outrage UK trade union leaders. The move has the potential to signal a clear divergence from EU labour market standards. However, the UK would only face retaliation from Brussels under the terms of its new post-Brexit trade treaty if the EU could demonstrate a material impact on competition as a result of the changes.
According to people familiar with the plans, the overhaul focuses on ending the 48-hour working week, altering the rules governing rest breaks at work and not including overtime pay when calculating some holiday pay entitlements. The government also wants to remove the requirement of businesses to log the detailed, daily reporting of working hours, the change would save an estimated £1billion. Financial Times has more on the story.