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Working hours - ETI Base Code revision, guidance and interpretation

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  • 31 March 2014
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Subject(s)
Working hours
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision - Afrikaans
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision guidance - Afrikaans
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision interpretation - Afrikaans
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision - Arabic
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision guidance - Arabic
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision guidance interpretation - Arabic
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision - Bengali
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision guidance - Bengali
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision guidance interpretation - Bengali
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision guidance - Chinese
Working hours Briefing - Chinese
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision guidance interpretation - Chinese
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision - English
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision guidance - English
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision interpretation - English
ETI Base Code clause 6 - Spanish
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision interpretation - Spanish
ETI working hours summary presentation - Spanish
ETI Base Code clause 6 - French
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision interpretation - French
ETI working hours summary presentation - French
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision - Hindi
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision interpretation - Hindi
ETI working hours summary presentation - Hindi
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision - Italian
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision interpretation - Italian
ETI working hours summary presentation - Italian
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision - Thai
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision interpretation - Thai
ETI working hours summary presentation - Thai
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision - Turkish
ETI Base Code clause 6 revision interpretation - Turkish
ETI working hours summary presentation - Turkish
ETI working hours summary presentation

Guidance on implementation of the ETI Base Code clause on working hours - which was revised, April 2014.

Languages: English, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, French, Italian, Turkish, Thai



 

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