Working Time Directive
noun [ S ]
ukus(abbreviation WTD) HR, WORKPLACE, GOVERNMENT
a set of rules made by the European Union that state how long people should work each week, and how much holiday they should have. The EU Working Time Directive became law in many EU countries, but not all EU member states follow its rules in the same way:
Unions complained that workers were being deprived of the four-week annual holiday that they were legally entitled to under the Working Time Directive.