Burning the midnight oil

Article Abstract:

The UK government and the European Union are at war over the Working Time Directive's 48-hour working week limit and UK is well known for having the longest working hours in the EU, the only member state to allow every worker to opt out of the 48-hour limit. However, a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development survey of 750 long-hours workers found that over three-quarters of respondents signed the opt-out clause out of choice rather than employer pressure.

Labor force information, Work Schedules, Work hours, Employment, Accountants, Hours of labour, Overtime

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VAT update

Article Abstract:

A brief review on the working and developments of VAT as on August 2004 are described. Some of them include Court of Appeal challenging European Court over anti-fraud measures, customs launching amnesty on telephone cards, and customs appealing over local authority car parking.

Tax Law, Public Finance Activities, Interpretation and construction, Value-added tax

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