Inland waterways strike working times deal
2012 03 09
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EBU, ESO and ETF agreed in February on the organisation of working time and provisions on seasonal work in the passenger transport industry. This is a major step forward.
Supported by the European Commission, the European Barge Union, the European Transport Workers Federation and the European Skippers Organisation have been negotiating to achieve sectoral agreement on the organisation of working time. Social partners felt that specific working and living conditions in the inland navigation sector required a directive.
The agreement covers both crew members and shipboard personnel, laying down important minimum rules which apply to all such workers.
Key elements within the agreement are:
average weekly working time may not exceed 48 hours per week over a 12 month period
total night working time may not exceed 42 hours per week
the right to at least four weeks’ paid annual leave
paid for annual health checks
the right to at least ten hours’ rest every day (at least six hours must be uninterrupted) and a total of at least 84 hours' rest every week.
The agreement reflects regular working schedules in inland waterway transport and specifies standards for consecutive working and rest days. Where the normal working day is eight hours, daily working time may be longer, and some weekly rest days may be temporarily postponed, provided that the minimum standards set out above are always respected.
The agreement is intended to support the sector in finding and attracting qualified staff. Inland waterway transport offers huge possibilities and challenges and is a major partner in the entire logistic chain.
The social partners are to ask the Commission for its agreement to be made legally binding in the EU.
Source INE
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