# Council Directive of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (91/533/EEC), Article 1: Scope

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. This Directive shall apply to every paid employee having a contract or employment relationship defined by the law in force in a Member State and/or governed by the law in force in a Member State.
2. Member States may provide that this Directive shall not apply to employees having a contract or employment relationship:
(a) with a total duration not exceeding one month, and/or
with a working week not exceeding eight hours; or
(b) of a casual and/or specific nature provided, in these cases, that its non-application is justified by objective considerations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1991/533/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1991-533/article-1
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