| CBI THINKS REAL DANGER OF UK LOOSING OPT-OUT TO WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE | Fri 12th September 2003 |
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Confederation of British Industry (CBI) admit the 'Commission is
currently reviewing the opt-out and there is a very real danger
that it will recommend it's immediate abolition'. CBI staff
have been hard at work in Brussels this week lobbying the European
Commission and MEP's on working time and the UK's individual
opt-out from the 48-hour working week. The CBI has argued that the
opt-out is a vital source of organisational flexibility for UK
business, but others within the EEC seem not to be
persuaded. It now looks more likely that the opt-out will be scrapped at the end of 2003, meaning UK companies will have to fully comply with the rules of the 48 hour working week. However, this does not mean that employees cannot work more than 48 hours in a given week as the rules are based on a complicated averaging system of working time over a rolling 17 week window. Fortunately, customers of Tensor don't have a problem as Tensor's Time & Attendance system, WinTA, was the 1st computerised Time & Attendance system in the world to properly handle the 48 hour working week. Companies who don't have a computer system to deal with the 48 hour working week don't have to worry either, as they can buy a complete Smart Card based system from Tensor, WinTAlite, for just '1,500. If you are interested in buying a time and attendance system please contact us using our form. |
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CBI THINKS REAL DANGER OF UK LOOSING OPT-OUT TO
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