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Document ID (ISN)55727
CIS number 91-503
ISBN(s) 92-2-107636-9 (Eng); 92-2-207636-2 (fr)
Year 1991
Convention or series no. JCPTS/2/1991
Title Working time in posts and telecommunications - Report III
Original title La durée du travail dans les postes et télécommunications - Rapport III [in French]
Bibliographic information ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 1991. iii, 58p. Price: CHF 15.00.
Abstract Working paper and report prepared by the ILO for its Joint Committee for Postal and Telecommunications Services (Geneva, 1991). Chapter 1 of this report outlines the specific context of working time in the postal and telecommunications services, focusing on the special needs of this sector, the implications of recent innovations and the characteristics of its labour force. Chapter 2 examines the regulation of several important aspects of working time such as normal hours of work, overtime, rest periods, annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave, and it highlights differences in regulations between postal and telecommunications services. Chapter 3 deals with the organisation of working time. It examines night and shift work, part-time work and temporary and casual work. Special attention is paid to innovative experiences such as flexible working time, modular working time systems, job sharing, compressed work-weeks and telework. The report ends with a summary of the main points made in each chapter and a list of suggested points for discussion.
Descriptors (primary) ILO; conditions of work; telecommunications; postal services; work time schedules
Descriptors (secondary) telecommuting; maternity leave; report; shift work; night work; developing countries; temporary employment; hours of work; women; legislation; part-time employment
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Transport and communications
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Precarious employment
Communications industry
Telework
Hours of work