European travel to work ruling: how does it affect you?

Judges rule time spent travelling to first appointment counts as 'work' for mobile employees

If you are a mobile employee without a fixed office, such as a tradesperson or in-house care worker, you will now be able to count the time spent travelling to and from your home as 'work', under a new ruling from the European Court of Justice.

The verdict has been criticised as "tormenting" businesses and a boost to those campaigning for the UK to leave the European Union, but trade unions have welcomed what they see as a "common sense" ruling that should also be reflected in wages. So how does this affect you?

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