Holidays could be trade-off for keeping working time opt-out

Workers in the UK could get longer holidays as a result of government attempts to retain the Working Time Directive opt-out.

Currently, UK workers can agree to work longer than the European Union limit of 48 hours per week, but this option could be lost as the EU revamps rules.

But according to a report in The Times, the Government may propose longer holidays for UK workers in return for being allowed to keep its exemption from the limit on working hours.

By Quentin Reade