An Editorial in this week's Lancet looks at the recently released review of the effect of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) on the quality of medical training in England, by John Temple. The ...

After more than two years of legislative highs and lows for the European Union’s proposed Platform Work Directive, the EU may be inching closer to adopting regulations on the classification of ...

Poor clinical handover in hospitals is rendering the system prone to misses and near misses, warn doctors in a letter to this week's BMJ. The introduction of the European Working Time Directive has ...

As countries around the world experiment with shorter work weeks, Greece has taken a step in the opposite direction — introducing a six-day work week for some businesses that operate on a 24-hour ...

Analysis: The push to extend working hours is part of a broader trend to normalise long hours, low pay and little rest in the name of flexibility and growth The Greek government has passed a law ...

(Brussels) – The European Union should pass legislation that will bolster wage and labor protections for ride-share drivers, delivery riders, and other people working for digital labor platforms, ...

A subsidiary of Italian contractor giant Saipem will pay out compensation to two offshore workers after a dispute about violation of working time regulations in Norway. Norwegian trade union Industri ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...