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
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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