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RMT calls for inclusive meal breaks as part of 12-hour shifts in maritime and offshore industry
Container ship Jazan arrives at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk, October 2022
'These figures should be a wake-up call'
TRANSPORT union RMT called today for inclusive meal breaks to be part of 12-hour shifts in the maritime and offshore industry.
Moving the motion at the union’s AGM in Hull, Humber Shipping delegate Bill Jones said: “You effectively work a 13-hour day because your meal breaks are not included.
“On some occasions, ships are short-staffed or there is bad weather, leading sometimes to 15-hour shifts, and this needs to be addressed.
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