Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 51622
Working Hours
Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025
Question
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dunbartonshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the individual opt-out agreement under the Working Time Regulations 1998 on levels of exploitation in low-paid employment.
Answer
Justin MaddersA review of the impact of the Working Time Regulations on the UK labour market was undertaken by the Coalition Government in 2014. It found a decline since 1998 in the incidence of long-hours working despite the existence of the opt-out, and a general tre...
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