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