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There are regulations (European working time directive). The problem is that employers will ask you to waive the rights afforded to you by that directive...
by Cakez0r 13y ago
There are regulations (European working time directive). The problem is that employers will ask you to waive the rights afforded to you by that directive...
- PeterisP 13y agoIn continental EU legislation (AFAIK unlike USA), no contract can waive rights provided by legislation. If a job contract includes provisions that explicitly give up some of basic job limits (say, no vacation, unpaid overtime, limits of shift/week length, etc) - then, barring very few exceptions (listed in the same legislation), those parts of agreement are null and void. It's the same as it's everywhere for minimal wage - even if you sign a contract that you'll work for $0.05/hour, then that provision anyway means $[minwage]/hour.
- benjiweber 13y agoWorking time directive is one that you can opt-out of https://www.gov.uk/maximum-weekly-working-hours/weekly-maximum-working-hours-and-opting-out https://www.gov.uk/maximum-weekly-working-hours/weekly-maxim...