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Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss by lucozade on Friday January 25, 2019 @06:30AM (#18997149)
It's only absurd if you waive a right that is beneficial to you. In the EU we have a legal right to work no more than 30-something hours (I don't recall the exact figure).

Now, I'm fine with the idea that no-one should be forced to work excessive hours. So I have no issue with a right of this type existing.

But that's different from me choosing to work particular hours. So, in my case, that right is a restriction to my freedom that has no particular benefit. So I waive it.

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Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss by TheCoelacanth on Friday January 25, 2019 @11:25AM (#18999440)
You shouldn't be able to waive any right preemptively. If you choose to waive the right to trial for a current case or choose to waive the right to not work over 30 hours for now, that is fine. If you can waive the right to ever go to court or permanently waive the right to not work more than 30 hours, that is a problem.
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Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss by lucozade on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:01PM (#18999872)
There's no "ever" here. I choose to waive my right within my existing contract.
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