Act No. 45 / 1956 Coll.
Law on the reduction of working time
Valid
Effective from 01.10.1956
45.
Law
of 24 September 1956
to reduce working time.
The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic decided on the following Act:
The development of production forces and the increase in productivity of work achieved in the construction of socialism in our homeland make it possible to reduce working time as one of the forms of raising workers' living standards.
It is therefore laid down:
Regular hours.
(1) The regular working hours of staff members, provided that the maximum working hours of 48 hours per week have been fixed so far, are set at 46 hours per week.
(2) The reduction of regular working time shall be carried out without shortening workers' wages, together with measures to further increase labour productivity.
(3) The details shall be determined by the Government, in the case of the authority empowered to do so.
Allocation of regular working hours.
(1) Weekly working hours shall be divided into six working days, unless otherwise provided for in this Act, where the working hours on Saturday are generally shorter; for the other five days it is substantially evenly distributed.
(2) The working hours on Saturday must not be less than five hours.
(1) In construction and assembly undertakings (plants) which work exclusively or mainly on investment construction, the whole week's working hours can be divided equally into five working days, unless the continuous operation of construction and assembly works is thereby suffered. The structures and workplaces on which this distribution of working time applies shall be determined by the competent minister (head of the central office or body) in agreement with the central committee of the relevant trade union.
(2) The provisions on the five-day working week (paragraph 1) do not apply to undertakings (establishments) carrying out construction or assembly works in mines. For their employees, the same schedule of weekly working hours as for workers in mines applies (Section 4).
(1) Employees of mining undertakings (plants) directly serving to extract coal, solids and ores and employees working on the eight-hour shift on continuous work shall be granted a day of leave for 23 working eight-hour shifts. Undue absence at work shall also be considered as working time.
(2) Where special operating conditions so require, or for other serious reasons, if the operating conditions so permit, the competent minister (head of the Central Office or authority) may, in agreement with the Central Committee of the Trade Union concerned, exceptionally adjust the working hours in other undertakings (establishments) or for certain types of work in such undertakings (plants) mutatis mutandis in accordance with paragraph 1.
If the nature of the work does not allow working time to be allocated to all working days of the week in accordance with § 2 or equally to all weeks within a certain period of time, the competent minister (head of the central office or authority) may, in agreement with the central committee of the trade union concerned, arrange working time by way of derogation; regular working hours shall normally not exceed an average of 46 hours per week over a period of four weeks.
(1) The Director of the undertaking (plant) or the head of other organisation shall determine the start and end of the working shift in agreement with the Trade Union Committee on the basis of guidelines issued by the Regional Committee's Council under specific regulations to ensure the smooth transport of workers and the supply of electricity, gas and heating steam.
(2) The start and end of the working shifts in shops and public catering establishments are determined by the head of the store (s) in agreement with the competition committee of the trade union, taking into account the given sales time.
(3) The beginning and end of working time in central offices and other state bodies are determined by the Government after consultation with the Central Council of Trade Unions.
Regular working hours of young workers and shorter than regular working hours.
(1) To ensure sound youth development, the regular working hours of young workers under 16 years of age are set at 36 hours per week.
(2) The division of this working time shall be determined by the Director of the Company (plant) in agreement with the Competition Committee of the Trade Union Organisation in the examination of the principles of Sections 2 to 5, taking into account operational needs.
(3) The overall scope of theoretical training and production training of apprentices up to 16 years of age will be adjusted by the relevant ministers (heads of central offices and authorities) in proportion to the regular working time of young workers.
(1) Staff members may, at their request, be provided for less than regular working hours (Sections 1 and 7), provided that they are allowed to operate and that the staff member has medical or other serious reasons. Shorter than regular working hours shall also be laid down for posts where the nature of the work does not require the staff member to work throughout regular working hours. The reduced working hours shall be spread out appropriately in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2 to 5.
(2) The director of the undertaking (s) or the head of another organisation shall decide on the setting of shorter than regular working hours after consultation with the competition committee or, under their authority, the head of their subordinate organisational bodies.
For the working hours of young workers (§ 7) and for a fixed period of less than regular working hours (§ 8), the staff members shall have a proportion of the salary which they would have had on the regular working hours determined pursuant to § 1. The details shall be determined by the Government, after the authority empowered to do so.
Work breaks.
Only work breaks intended for snacks are included in the working time, within 15 minutes of the shift.
Power to move the work space.
In order to make better use of working days to relax, the government may provide, if it is in accordance with the needs of the national economy, that the working days provided for by Act No. 93 / 1951 Coll., on public holiday, on working days and on memorable and important days, are moved to other days so that two or more working days follow-up, after these reasons, other shifts of working time.
Provisions common and final.
If this creates more favourable conditions for the fulfilment of the tasks set out in the National Economic Development Plan, the Government may, within the framework of the regular working time provided for by this Act, adjust the distribution of working time by way of derogation from the provisions of Sections 2 to 5.
Ministers (heads of central offices and bodies), heads of their subordinate management bodies, directors of enterprises (establishments) and heads of other organisations are required to take steps to ensure that, even when working time is reduced under this law, the planned tasks are fulfilled without exceeding the planned wage funds and the planned number of staff.
The existing provisions shall remain without prejudice where they provide for more favourable working hours for employees than this law.
This Act shall take effect on 1 October 1956; it shall be carried out by all members of the Government.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 45 / 1956 Coll., on reducing working time |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 29.09.1956 |
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| Effective from | 01.10.1956 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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