Great Britain: the government wants to increase paid-leaves

In accordance with the first consultation relating to the principle (see story n°06608), the government has launched a second stage of consultation, which expires on April 13^th 2007, relating to the setting up of the new legislation. This measure, which should be implemented in two times – 24 days on October 1^st 2007 and 28 on October 1^st 2008 – could profit to 6 million people, primarily women, working poor and part-time workers, whose employers deduct the eight British public holiday from the