UĦM Voice of the Workers eMagazine issue 04

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VOICE OF THE

WORKERS ISSUE 04 JANUARY 2014

EDITOR’S NOTE

The Working Time Directive

Contents All at work!

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Modern, Modern Times

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GRTU’s position on Working Time

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Reviewing the Working Time Directive 05 Protecting workers’ health and safety 06 The Working Time Directive: An Insight into Pending Issues 07 Initiatives at European Union level 09

Welcome to issue 4 of the Voice of the Workers e-magazine. Is there such thing as too much work? Should there be a capping on how long workers work every week? What if this stops people earning more? But aren’t health and safety issues important to us? And how about the much discussed work-life balance? VOICE OF THE

WORKERS

The discussion rages on, because there is more than one facet to this issue. Withering it down to one or two arguments may render this issue dangerously simplistic. What are the arguments involved? What do the social partners think of this? Does a blanket solution exist? We trust you will find this issue interesting. Enjoy!

Moderation of working hours ensure not just physical but also mental safety of workers, their colleagues, as well as their families READ MORE ON PAGE 3 1


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