Working time directive: the big countries get a ticking off
On Monday, European Commissioner Siim Kallas indicated that 14 of the 27 member states have so far transposed the work time directive regarding road transport into national law. The 14 to have done so are Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, la Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
It will be recalled that this directive sets out a working week of 48 hours, able to be extended to 60 hours provided the average of 48 hours is not exceeded in a 4 month period. The most controversial clause in this directive involved the inclusion of independent drivers, and it is this particular clause which is hindering transposition into national law in the major transport markets such as France, Germany, Spain and the UK.
| 14/09/2011 | Claude Yvens
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