# Directive (EU) 2019/1152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union, Article 2: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:
(a) ‘work schedule’ means the schedule determining the hours and days on which performance of work starts and ends;
(b) ‘reference hours and days’ means time slots in specified days during which work can take place at the request of the employer;
(c) ‘work pattern’ means the form of organisation of the working time and its distribution according to a certain pattern determined by the employer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2019/1152/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-1152/article-2
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