European Working Law Directives state the following: (read the last paragraph)
(i) workers to be entitled to a minimum of four weeks PAID holiday per year
(ii) an obligatory rest break for employees after 6 hours;
(iii) a minimum daily rest period of 11 consecutive hours;
(iv) a minimum average weekly rest period of 35 hours (ie 24 hours plus 11);
(v) night work not to exceed 8 hours on average per 24 hours, and never to exceed 8 hours if the work is specially hazardous or involves heavy mental or physical strain;
(vi) a requirement that laws must protect workers from the worst effects of monotonous work.
Exemptions cover a wide variety of employments ranging from total exemption for managing executives who do not have fixed hours of work and for the road, rail, air and sea transport industries, to partial exemption for staff at hospitals and in the emergency services.
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MD