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Will The 48 Hour Opt Out Rule Remain In The UK
Written by: Chris WatsonArticle Overview: The UK is claimed to be the only country in the EU to extensively utilise the 48 hour voluntary agreement rule where by employees can opt out. Other EU countries feel that having this rule allows the UK an unfair economic advantage?
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Will The 48 Hour Opt Out Rule Remain In The UK
The UK is claimed to be the only country in the EU to extensively utilise the 48 hour voluntary agreement rule where by employees can opt out. Other EU countries feel that having this rule allows the UK an unfair economic advantage? They feel that opting out should be forbidden. This of course begs the question of how a rule that is available to all can be seen as an unfair advantage. You either choose to use it or not, just like playing to the offside rule in a football match really.
A compromise was thought to be agreed in the summer of 2008 which would have enabled the UK to keep the 48 hour working week opt out, but it would have been subject to an overall cap of 60 hours and no opt outs permitted during the first four weeks of employment. This would affect many employers as the opt out rule is utilised with immediate effect in many recruitment situations.
In December 2008 MEP's have voted once more in favour of abolishing the opt out exemption altogether (421 v 273) by 2011. The British government still wants to retain the opt out right and further consideration by the European Council of Ministers should take place in spring 2009. For those employers that make use of the opt out rule I think it is fair to say, "Expect some changes in the future".
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About the Author: Chris Watson RSS for Chris's articles - Visit Chris's website  Chris spent over 20 years in the Retail Automotive Industry latterly holding positions as Operations Director, Divisional Director and Managing Director before forming two of his own companies from 2006. Connect HR & Recruitment Ltd was established in 2007 of which Chris is a Director and Partner, a business that offers support and advice to SME's on Recruitment, Human Resources and Health & Safety. CARS (Connect Automotive Recruitment Services) is a trading arm of Connect HR & Recruitment which specialises in the Automotive recruitment sector offering Executive Search and Selection plus Managed Advertising services of which Chris is a senior Recruitment Consultant. CARS has access to over 100,000 experienced Automotive candidates residing in the UK. In September 2009 Chris was elected as Fellow of "The Institute of The Motor Industry" and in January 2005 he was awarded a Diploma in Performance Coaching by the NCFE. Chris also holds a certificate for Managing Conflict in the Workplace awarded by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) in 2011 and a certificate in employment and consumer law. Chris has written and developed a one day training course "Successful Recruitment" as well as presenting and writing on the subject of recruitment within the Automotive Sector. Find out more about CARS at www.carrecruitment.com Click here to visit Chris's website   A Must Before You Recruit Alternatives to redundancies have benefits How to manage your way through an Economic Downturn Reviewing Your CV Employment References Are So Important |
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