48 HOUR OPT OUT AGREEMENT
  1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 In this Agreement the following definitions apply:

Employee”                                                           means                                                                                 

Employer”                                                           means M4 Recruitment Limited, Coombe Square, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4JF

Working Week”                                                 means an average of 48 hours in each seven day period calculated over a 17 week reference period.

1.2 References to the singular include the plural and references to the masculine include the feminine and vice

1.3 The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not affect their interpretation.

2.       RESTRICTION

The Working Time Regulations 1998 (as amended) provide that the Employee shall not work in excess of the Working Week unless s/he agrees in writing that this limit should not apply.

3.       CONSENT

The Employee hereby agrees that the Working Week limit shall not apply.

4.       WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT

4.1 The Employee may end this Agreement by giving 3 months’ notice in writing.

4.2 For the avoidance of doubt, any notice bringing this Agreement to an end shall not be construed as notice of termination of employment by the Employee.

4.3 Upon the expiry of the notice period set out in Clause 4.1 the Working Week limit shall apply with immediate effect.

5.       THE LAW

This Agreement is governed by the law of England & Wales and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.

Signed by the Employee

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