PA06: Decent Working Hours
Decent working hours ...
- Working hours not exceeding 48 hours a week and 8 hours a day
- Overtime according to legal limits and paid at premium rate
- Right to resting break in every working day
- Right to one day off in every seven days
Excessive (above 48hrs/week) or extreme (72hrs or above per week) working hours are often illegal and dangerous to workers; ...
PA06: Decent Working Hours
6.1 The Auditee does not require more than 48 standard working Hours per Week, without Prejudice to the Exceptions recognised by the ILO
... working hours do not exceed: 48 hr/week, 8 hr/day.
Management: ... may need to work more than ...
Custom: ... custom or agreement may define that ... less than 8 hours in one or more days ... remaining days extends to 9 hours
Shifts: ... may work more than ... if the average number of working hours over a period of three weeks or less does not exceed these limits
Family: ... may work more than ...
Special Regime: ... ???
PA06: Decent Working Hours
6.2 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee request of Overtime is in Line with the Requirements of the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct
Overtime: any working hours in addition to the regular hour limit, must be paid in a premium rate, never significantly increase the likelihood of OSH.
Temporary exceptions: ... allow additional ...
Overtime limits per day, week or month: (e.g., max 3 hours per day)
Premium pay rates: ... Type of working processes: ...
Written procedure on overtime: Particularly regarding temporary exceptions, the procedure shall: approved by a worker representative and management, defines how many hours daily, weekly and monthly during an exceptional period, defines premium rates, respects other criteria ...
PA06: Decent Working Hours
6.2 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee request of Overtime is in Line with the Requirements of the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct
Written procedure on overtime: Particularly regarding temporary exceptions, the procedure shall: ... defines premium rates, respects other criteria ...
No discrimination: temp, and piece rate workers are not always being asked ...
No accumulation of fatigue: ... shall be balanced with resting ...
Special protection: ... young workers, pregnant women, and night shift ...
Legal permanent exceptions: ... documented proof of ...
Overtime shall be: Voluntary, Exceptional, No risks added, Premium paid
Corrective measures: ... about delivery time expectations
PA06: Decent Working Hours
6.3 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee grants Workers the Right to resting Breaks in every working Day
Short breaks: A short break should last a minimum of 15 minutes.
... two 15-min breaks
and one lunch break during an 8-hour shift Good Practice
Meal and toilet break: ... the necessary time for meal and toilet breaks ...
Night rest: ... at least eight hours of night rest ...
Adequate area:
... access to effective resting break areas:
ventilation,
toilets, possibility for
changing the physical position
PA06: Decent Working Hours
6.4 CRUCIAL QUESTION: The Auditee grants Workers the Right to at least one Day off every Seven Days
... grants workers one full calendar day off every seven days, unless the freely negotiated collective bargaining agreement or national law defines otherwise.
Full calendar day: ... shall be full calendar days and should follow national law or
custom.
... working hour practices that enable a healthy
work-life balance for the workers
PA06: Decent Working Hours
Required Documents
- Documented working rules
- Pay slips for workers and documented evidence of payments
- Documented evidence of the legal permanent exception covering the business partner's industry
- Records of hours worked by all workers
- Documented overtime procedure including
agreements with workers - Documented records of accidents
