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For there to be a workforce agreement under which employers and workers can agree to opt out of certain provisions of the Working Time Regulations 1998, must the elected representatives with whom the agreement be 'employees' or could they be 'workers'?

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Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR 1998), SI 1998/1833, reg 23, a collective agreement or workforce agreement may be used to modify or exclude the application of the WTR 1998 provisions that relate to length of night work, daily

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