The EU has a minimum # of days of annual paid leave required by law! Why don't we?
460835
When you give something, people will get greedy and ask for more. Look whats happening in Europe right now. Not only do they have paid leave, but their working hours are shorter, and they work less days per week. But see the effects? Their economy is in all sorts of trouble right now. Low growth rate, high unemployment etc. There's always two side to a story. So hope this will make you feel happier that you still have a job thats paying you a decent amount of money to begin with. :)
527090
coz the law was only made after that day
982419
If the EU didnt do it the national governments would.  It would be massive loss of revenue for the like of Ireland and Findland where alot of government funds come from the duty on alcohol.
167216
If an employer forces his employess, say 20 hours a day, that would be a violation of their rights. Any extreme number of hours of labours, with insufficient compensation is an unfair labour practice.
735416
There are a lot of female staff in the public sector. Not only can they retire at sixty, they get their pensions at sixty, and obviously don't have to pay contributions until they are sixty five like the men. That applies both to the employers pension and the state pension. They then have the audacity to live about seven years longer than men. Many men and women have been allowed to retire before sixty (particularly in education) and collect their employers pension. They would then collect their state pension as set out above. \n\nI have described above the additional benefits, particularly for women, but the reason they will not have to retire at sixty eight is because the government caved in to the public sector unions. Too many votes at stake.
788258
The labour movement was not organised then, so employers had control and could set wages, working condiitons and hours.  If the worker didn't like it they could only leave, but there wasn't a lot of point in leaving as all jobs had similar conditions.
1055622
There are both political and financial reason for not doing it.\n\nWhilst the existing member states are ignoring their obligations to the stability pact rules, why should we prop up their currency?
433670
From what I've read, the Right to Strike is fairly undeveloped and highly debated in British politics. I am not sure what the status of the issue is at this point.
910859
Could be many reasons.\n1 could be the De minimis rule for EU fundings.\n2....\n3...
1143566
It began when Regan was President, and a few companies petitioned to be able to release their employees with less than six weeks notice, as required by the unions. Compaines move their jobs to foreign countries because they're too cheap to continue to give people the comfortable pay that was once standard in this country when you had a factory job.\nSo to answer most of your questions it's all about money. If you can't make a decent wage, you can't afford to buy things, .... and it's a big mess.
969245
It's annoying, but I think it is probably only a temporary refusal.  The EU is gradually becoming a true single economy which will mean common taxation in all forms.  Economic theory suggests this outcome is pretty much inevitable - NAFTA, ASEAN and the EU will become the only three global economic entities and we will get cheap booze and fags through larger scale competition and common economic policy.\n\n'Course it will be at the expense of self-government ...
317600
UK is subect to EU legislation .... Austrlia can make their own rules.
611575
Because before these laws were passed,workers rarely recieved breaks from their employers. They were getting injured due to being overworked. They were tired, and made alot of mistakes. It was inhumane.
759487
Depends where you are in the world.  In the UK employees have very little rights before two years employment.  Minimum pay, health and safety, minimum vacation.  They can be sacked pretty much at will.  After two years employment (full or part time) the worker has the full rights of UK law (including mandatory vacation, sick pay, pension rights, entitlement to unfair dismissal appeals etc.)  \n\nThis is all without a paper contract.  In giving you employment, a court would deem that a contract had been entered into, even if nothing was signed.
694198
You can drive 10 hours a day twice a week if you are on tacho.The other days must not exceed 9 hours driving.Now it gets complicated.\nYou can work 15 hours a day and drive no more than ten hours in that time.You can then take a minimum of 9 hours off and then work another 10 hour driving/15 hour working day.You can work  15 hours a day 5/6 days a week then take 36 hours off then start all over again,Now for the EU meddling bit.\nThe EU say you can only work an average 48 hours duty.This is called "availability". As i am anonymouse on here i will say that i think that a degree of massaging of the figures goes on.
1080309
Why shouldn't they? \nThen Turkey can dump their undesirables in the UK like a lot of other EU countries.
750431
No way.  At least minimum wage unless the company or person has a contract for weekly wage.  And they usually want you to put in 60 hours too,.