It was interesting to hear in the news that the Government is reviewing “workers’ rights”, this only a few weeks after the level playing field discussions that were part of Brexit. In these discussions the EU wanted to maintain common standards on workers’ rights, but our government did not. This could be because the government want to improve workers’ rights, or they want to weaken them – I wonder which! I believe that they are looking at three issues to start with: 1) Abolish the 48-hour working week – This basically gives individuals the legal right not to work more than 48 hours if they choose. However, they can opt out of this if they choose and work more than 48 hours, the choice is theirs. Removal of this protection would mean the removal of choice. Employers could then force people to work in excess of 48hrs.