Primary aim of Working Time Regs was to improve health and safety, however the Dept of BIS says they had limited impact on the labour market.
A broad review of research has found that links cannot definitively be drawn between the introduction of Working Time Regulations (WTR) and an improvement in workplace health and safety in the UK.
According to the Government report, it is 'unlikely' that the long-term steady decline in workplace fatalities is down to the WTR, although their impact 'cannot be ruled out'.
The Working Time Directive was brought in to protect workers' health and safety, by regulating hours of work, night shifts, rest breaks and holidays.
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