ashlandbuck
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We recently talked our company into allowing 30 hr. weeks!
We are testing it and up to this point it is working out.
Many companies, as our own, has always had three 8 hour shifts.
Within each shift, there are 50 minutes of breaks each day. One 20 minute break and one 30 minute break.
We went to our company and showed them they were losing 2.5 hours of labor (to breaks) each 24 hour period. That equaled 12.5 hours of shut down time in each 5 day week.
We then proposed working four 6 hour shifts with no breaks whatesoever and getting paid for eight hours. We believed it was a win-win situation for all.
The company picks up 12.5 hours of production each week and the employees are working only around 32 hours and still being paid for 40 hours.
Our 1st shift works 6:00 am to 12:15 pm. The next shift works 12:00pm to 6:15 pm and so on.
When we brought it to the rank and file they were all for it.
We doubted though that we could get the company to agree.
They did agree. I don't think they could turn away from the possibility of picking up 12.5 hours of production each week.
To this point it has turned out well for both sides. Production numbers are up and we have a much happier work force.
It is still only a temporary agreement but we are hoping it will turn out to be a permanent one.
We are testing it and up to this point it is working out.
Many companies, as our own, has always had three 8 hour shifts.
Within each shift, there are 50 minutes of breaks each day. One 20 minute break and one 30 minute break.
We went to our company and showed them they were losing 2.5 hours of labor (to breaks) each 24 hour period. That equaled 12.5 hours of shut down time in each 5 day week.
We then proposed working four 6 hour shifts with no breaks whatesoever and getting paid for eight hours. We believed it was a win-win situation for all.
The company picks up 12.5 hours of production each week and the employees are working only around 32 hours and still being paid for 40 hours.
Our 1st shift works 6:00 am to 12:15 pm. The next shift works 12:00pm to 6:15 pm and so on.
When we brought it to the rank and file they were all for it.
We doubted though that we could get the company to agree.
They did agree. I don't think they could turn away from the possibility of picking up 12.5 hours of production each week.
To this point it has turned out well for both sides. Production numbers are up and we have a much happier work force.
It is still only a temporary agreement but we are hoping it will turn out to be a permanent one.
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