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The restructuring of work in Britain
working week to 48 hours, stipulate minimum rest periods and set a minimum level of annual paid holiday.8 The British Conservative Government challenged the Directive on the grounds that it was introduced through the back door of qualified majority voting in the area of health and safety. Following the failure of their challenge to the legal basis of the Directive in the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the British Government issued a consultation document to the effect that ‘implementation needs to be carefully tailored to the circumstances of British business so as to