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by walshemj 4769 days ago
BTW Professionals are exempt from a lot of the Directives on working time and 99% of IT workers are considered professionals.

Um IANAL but I am an "approved person" as it applies in the UK (ie I could represent some one at a discipline or grievance hearing)

In the UK and the USA employment law descends from the Masters and servants act.

The argument used would be having another job without your employers agreement is a fundamental breach of trust between the employer (master ) and the employee (servant)