Britain under fire over long work hours

Feature previews the European Commission's review of the 10 year old Working Time Directive. It is thought to be critical of the "abuse" of the "opt-out" clause by the United Kingdom. The opt-out clause was created in response to the UK Government's demands that individual workers should be allowed to opt-out of the 48-hour limit on working hours, set by the 1993 Working Time Directive. The UK Government is apparently already considering measures to remove abuses.