ILC110/III/(B) – Securing decent work for nursing personnel and domestic workers, key actors in the care economy
Table of contents
III.
Working time and rest periods
1. Normal hours of work and rest periods
2. Hours of work of nursing personnel in Member States
3. Weekly rest periods
4. Sufficient notice of working schedules
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IV.
Prevention of excessive hours of work
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1. Definition of overtime
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2. Limits on overtime
171
3. Temporary exceptions to normal hours of work in case of special emergency172
4. Compensation for overtime
173
V.
Regulation and compensation of inconvenient hours and shift work
1. Work at inconvenient hours
2. Limitations on work at inconvenient hours
3. Compensation for work at inconvenient hours
4. Shift work
5. Limitations on shift work and rest periods between shifts
6. On-call duty
7. Remuneration of on-call hours
8. Work in particularly arduous or unpleasant conditions
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VI.
Non-standard working arrangements
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VII. Statutory social security and maternity protection benefits
180
VIII. Occupational safety and health
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1. The special nature of nursing work
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2. Occupational safety and health protection
(a) Access to occupational health services
(b) Medical examinations
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3. Special risks to which nurses may be exposed in the exercise of their profession 189
(a) The determination of special risks
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(b) Notification requirements
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(c) Measures to avoid or reduce the exposure of nurses to special risks
191
(d) Financial compensation for nurses exposed to special risks
192
(e) Special measures to protect pregnant women and parents of young children 193
4. Consultation and collaboration with nursing personnel and the
organizations representing them
194
5. Measures to supervise the application of laws and regulations protecting
the health and safety of nursing personnel
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6. Violence and harassment at work
(a) Situations that increase the risk of violence in healthcare settings
(b) Consequences of workplace violence against nurses
(c) Protection of nurses against violence and harassment
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(i) How to address work-related violence against nurses: Developing
and promoting an inclusive, integrated and gender-responsive approach
(ii) Protection and prevention measures
(iii) Enforcement and remedies
(iv) Guidance, training and awareness-raising
(v) Barriers to the development and implementation of effective violence
prevention and management strategies
(vi) Violence in emergency and humanitarian settings
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