Not really a break for health care workers because of the pressure of work

The workload in nursing homes and nursing homes and home care is such that half of the health care workers in the sector can not take a tea or coffee break. They also work overtime as they please without being paid.

These findings attract the FNV union Zorg & Welzijn after an investigation. They conducted research on labor pressure in the sector by interviewing more than 2,000 employees about their experiences and examining collective labor agreements.

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Take responsibility [19659005] Maureen van der Pligt, director of FNV Zorg & Welzijn, is not satisfied with the results. "We call on employers to take their responsibilities, and clear agreements have been reached on this in the current collective labor agreement.A collective labor agreement applies not only to employees but also to employers. not these agreements for nothing. "

The unionist believes that the high workload can not or not enough to stop and get in the way." It's not only very annoying for employees, but it's Is totally painful, when you consider that care allowances allow for the paid break, employers pay compensation for it, while employees work at their own pace. "

Break and travel time [19659007] After 5.5 hours, care workers have the right to a statutory break. FNV concludes that the break can not be taken without being disturbed for the moment. 87% of respondents have problems with this. And if there are already breaks, they are often not paid or not paid in full, while it has been recorded.

The FNV criticizes not only breaks, but also the policy of compensation for travel time. They have received numerous complaints regarding the time of travel from one client to another, which has a caregiver in the homes or in the community. This time of travel, many home care workers often see incomplete or not at all on their pay slips, while they are entitled to this. According to the union, the employers would not deliberately respect the agreements.

"Custom Agreements"

ActiZ, the industry association of health care organizations, said that it was important to agree that the collective labor agreement was respected. not in the conclusions of the FNV. ,, We know that this is fine in most places. Signals indicating where things are not going well are taken very seriously. The travel time between customers must be paid, we do not differ on this subject with the FNV, "said a spokesperson.

The association says it is well understood that people are asked a lot who work in the nursing and home care sector, we believe it is important that people take advantage of their well-earned breaks, which is why we have imposed a significant amount of control over working hours, breaks and periods of rest for the employees themselves.Employers and employees must reach specific agreements between them.Work's nature, ActiZ will stimulate the dialogue between employers and employees, and good employment practices take a paramount importance to us. "