council resolut decemb adapt work time council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard draft resolut submit commiss demograph trend prospect moder econom growth problem adjust result rise oil price structur problem labour market progress introduct technolog exacerb employ problem strategi aim increas growth potenti competit innov improv employ situat respond emerg social inflationari manner continu measur adapt work time integr strategi ancillari measur support polici improv employ situat measur adapt work time conceiv view improv live work condit contribut improv protect work encourag worker particip social econom progress cost measur check adequ consider manner cover context negoti repres employ worker regard possibl distribut increas product adapt work time wage increas polici consid independ measur aim encourag worker mobil train facilit invest requir notabl undertak order encourag recruit avoid redund measur kind call particip worker repres measur matter collect agreement nation legisl coher compat attitud repres employ worker sought parti concern framework dialogu consult commun level take account commiss oral report contact made repres employ worker adapt work time meet council stand committe employ take account proceed stand committe employ octob take account opinion econom polici committe octob adopt resolut council stress measur adapt work time assess light numer factor primarili effect product capac undertak product wage compens possibl decentr differenti sector area activ phase implement account measur scope review measur request commiss pursu contact made essenti implement measur refer resolut basi conclus light exchang view place recent month preliminari work carri commiss approv guidelin field action link work train council adopt posit separ resolut overtim council consid limit appli systemat overtim due account flexibl product process undertak situat labour market ii situat member state provis made gradual implement principl individu member state take account problem aris member state context low paid worker iii implement place accord usual procedur obtain member state respect autonomi employ worker repres iv method achiev limit introduc principl compensatori time systemat overtim compens necessarili cover overtim work supervis organ accord procedur obtain member state flexibl retir council point consid import commiss continu work flexibl retir council consid flexibl retir voluntari develop conjunct measur facilit gradual withdraw work life end worker career part time work longer holidai older worker part time work council note part time work realiti labour market consid condit appli clarifi believ commun approach base principl part time work voluntari open men women impos person work full time care ensur part time work limit women unskil work ii consider extent part time work made readili group worker parent young children older worker iii part time worker rule social right oblig full time worker bear mind specif charact work perform iv part time work limit half time work daili weekli monthli basi group worker undertak temporari work council note major member state temporari work develop consider year consid commun measur support action member state undertaken ensur temporari work superv temporari worker receiv social protect shift work council consid case shift work work condit health aspect born mind consid econom aspect problem consider regard competit undertak annual work time council invit commiss repres employ worker commun approach subject reduct annual work time formul approach account agreement nation inter trade sector level ask approach bear mind improv work condit avoid redund encourag recruit preserv condit competit curb effect labour cost reduc annual work time likewis born mind account approach seri initi adapt work time light guidelin final provis light progress achiev regard aspect adapt work time refer resolut council recal conclus reach european council pari march ask commiss present conclus possibl develop commun approach limit systemat overtim reduc actual annual work time commun specif commun flexibl retir part time work temporari work addit council invit commiss continu wide rang consult repres employ worker subject adapt work time repres employ worker continu strengthen contact commun level assist effort council commiss continu action member state framework respons consult contact lead formul commun approach make coher foster consensu commun level