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Workshop I: “Working time models”
Participants
- (3) – SHOTT CR, a.s. Czech Republic
- (1) – SCHOTT Fiber Optics CR, a.s. Czech Republic
- (1) – SCHOTT Solar CR, s.r.o. Czech Republic
- (1) – SCHOTT Flat Glass CR, s.r.o. Czech Republic
- (2) – SCHOTT AG , Germany
- (1) – SCHOTT forma vitrum kft., Hungary
Event
- Date: July 24, 2008
Place: Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Objective
- To map the situation in the area of labor relations:
- working hours in SCHOTT units
- shift schedule
- legislative provisions
- To share practical experiences from different sites, models of shift schedules in Europe
- To point out critical points
- Possible conclusion of a SCHOTT company agreement concerning the creation and modification of shift schedules
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Workshop topics
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- Working hours (daily, weekly)
- Flexible working hours planning, working hours account
- Shorter working hours and part-time work
- Rest periods and lunch/snack breaks, safety breaks
- Continuous rest between two shifts
- Overtime
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Information sources
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- Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and European Council concerning certain aspects of the organization of working time
- Labor Code of the Czech Republic no. 262/2006 as amended (national legislation)
- Questionnaires completed by EuroForum members in the Lotus Notes database
- 19 questionnaires sent, 11 replies received, 57.9 % response rate
- Web Sites:
- Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic ( www.mpsv.cz )
- EURES Internet portal – http://portal.mpsv.cz/eures
- European Union portal ( http://europa.eu )
- Internet browsers (google, tiscali, seznam, centrum)
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Shift schedules
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Shift schedules
- There are different kinds of shift schedules in the SCHOTT company.
- Employees work in one-shift, two-shift, or continuous operation; very different shift schedules within one company.
- Creation of an ideal uniform shift schedule for all employees of the SCHOTT Group is not feasible.
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Shift schedule modification
- Basic question: Do you think it necessary to change the shift schedule in your company?
- The key task of trade unions or employees councils is to seize the opportunity and be in contact, take an active approach and communicate with the employer.
- Making requests and active approach on the part of employees
- Monitoring of requests and their presentation to the company’s management
- Department drawing up the shift schedule must define the need of its modification, number of positions, take into account requests made by employees
- To prepare more proposals (solutions, modules)
- To present solutions to employees
- To agree on the test period
- Important:
- continuous contact and communication
- participation in the process
- proposing solutions
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Recommendations for creating shift schedules
- Respect the laws of the respective country
- Take into consideration ensuring smooth course of production
- Activity of trade unions or employees councils
- Recommendations for creating shift schedules according to scientific knowledge:
- Short shift is the healthiest because the biorhythm is not disturbed. In contrast, every continuous operation has a negative influence on the organism.
- Permanent night shifts only in specific and exceptional cases
- Shortest possible series of night shifts (usually not more than two to four subsequent night shifts)
- Sufficient periods of rest between two shifts
- Regular free weekends in the continuous shift system
- (two days minimum, one of them Saturday or Sunday)
- Increased stress of shift workers should be compensated with extra time off
- No working period of eight or more working days
- Adaptation of shift length to the degree of physical and mental stress; always consider the health aspect
- Night shifts must always be shorter than morning or swing shifts
- The sequence of shifts in the continuous shift system should always move forward (first the morning shift, then the swing shift, and finally the night shift)
- The morning shift should start as late as possible, the night shift should finish as early as possible
- Regularity in the shift sequence
- In creating the shift schedule, commuter traffic should be taken into account
- Timely information of employees about the shift plan
- Reduction of the working hours length (given by legislation, danger of work accumulation with consequent impairment of employees’ health)
- Possibility of meeting individual requests concerning working hours
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Alternative arrangements for working hours, breaks and overtime
- Skilled workers can usually vary their working hours to some extent, depending on the legislation of the respective country:
- Flexible working hours scheduling
- Working hours account
- Shorter working hours
- Part-time work
- Breaks:
- Rest period and lunch/snack break
- Safety break
- Overtime
- Number of hours
- Rules for overtime orders
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Conclusion
It would be helpful to have the same working time regulations in all European countries.
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Contact
SCHOTT AG
Hattenbergstrasse 10 55122 Mainz Germany
 | +49 (0)6131/66-0 |
 | +49 (0)6131/66-2000 |
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