Business Services Association: Welcome
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Forum of Private Business
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Ministers suffer working-time setback
Press Review 19 May 2004
Socialist politicians have managed to reinsert in a European Commission document what one business leader has referred to as the "nuclear option".
General Teaching Council
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Blair in Berlin deal on workers
Press Review 26 April 2004
The prime minister is reported to strisk a secret deal with Germany on new EU legislation on workers.
Peers support directive opt-out retention
Press Review 8 April 2004
Keeping Britain's opt-out from the European working time directive is "one of the best ways" of retaining competitiveness, according to a report published today.
Peers press for opt-out retention
News Article 8 April 2004
An influential committee of peers has called for the individual opt-out from the European Commission's working time directive to be retained.
Reid warns of EU impact on NHS
News Article 7 April 2004
John Reid has written to the European Commission, warning of the "severe impact" its working time directive will have on the NHS.
Government confident of opt-out victory
Press Review 1 April 2004
The government believes it will win its battle with the EU over the right to opt-out of the working time directive, according to the Telegraph.
CBI devises methods for preventing EU hours directive abuse
Press Review 22 March 2004
The CBI is to compile its own suggestions for preventing abuses of the European Union working time directive.
Association of Accounting Technicians: Skills for competitiveness
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Call time on long hours culture, says TUC
News Article 7 February 2004
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber called for government and business to take action to cut the long hours employees routinely work
Engineering and Technology Board
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FDA: A-Z of issues
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Federation of Small Businesses
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