Working Time Directive
noun[S]
ukus(abbreviationWTD)HR,WORKPLACE,GOVERNMENT
a set ofrulesmade by theEuropeanUnionthatstatehowlongpeopleshouldworkeachweek, and how muchholidaythey should have. The EU Working Time Directivebecamelawin many EUcountries, but not all EUmemberstatesfollowitsrulesin the same way:
Unionscomplainedthatworkerswere beingdeprivedof the four-weekannualholidaythat they werelegallyentitledtounder the Working Time Directive.