"Time taken to travel to work 'should count as work' according to European court"

Dr Strange

Yay!

independent.co.uk wrote:

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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that workers without a fixed office should be able to charge for the time such journeys last, whereas at present they are not allowed to do so.

It could mean that companies employing such workers as electricians, gas fitters, care workers and sales reps could be in breach of EU working time regulations, if they chose to abandon a regional office, for example.
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Ah crap...


Full article: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/time-taken-to-travel-to-work-should-count-as-work-according-to-european-court-10494961.html

Dr.Internet

It seems fair enough

acb121

It has merits, if not abused.

There will be reasonable examples.

And there will be reasonable employees and employers who can come to a mutually agreed and reasonable agreement.

It will just make some unscrupulous employers think twice about taking the p!ss out of employees.

Overheal

Pretty clear stipulation, so in most cases employers aren't unfairly on the hook for hiring someone that lives an hour away from the office.