Dr. Michelle O'Sullivan:

The six-month rule is still a good one because people should have an indication of what they are doing. We also made another recommendation about people having a more concrete understanding of what their hours are from day one. The European Commission is looking into that and has suggested it may come in down the road in respect of the European pillar of social rights. The expectation that people should have a good understanding of the hours they are doing from day one is being considered at Commission level. We tried to strike a balance where we are giving some opportunity to both, and six months should give an idea to both sides as to what level of hours they are doing.