Working Time Directive update

The Working Time Directive for mobile workers in the transport industry came into force on Monday (April 4), but there is a long list of countries in the EU, who have not yet complied with the legislation.

The main culprits are Ireland Finland, Italy, Portugal and Spain, who have no date for incorporating the Working Time Directive into domestic law.
A few countries will apparently comply within the next few months or so, such as Germany and Sweden.

It would appear that France will soon act on the Directive, but EU officials are worried about possible “post-implementation unrest.”.

“If French transport workers are true to form, and previous history is anything to go by, roads and ports may well become the target of industrial action,” an official warned.