European Parliament opts to drop individual opt-out

The Employment Committee of the European Parliament has made the decision to scrap the individual opt-out in the Working Time Directive.

The current Working Time Regulations allow a worker to opt out of the 48-hour-week restriction by written agreement.

Commenting on the decision, CBI Deputy Director-General John Cridland said:

"The CBI is extremely disappointed that the Committee has failed to take a balanced approach to the issue of the individual opt-out, voting to remove it by 2010.

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