EXTENDED WORKING HOURS FOR SHG EMPLOYEES
21 September 2012
SHG is proposing to increase the normal working week from the current 35 hours to 37.5 hours with effect from January 2013.
This increase is part of the on-going reforms within the public service to increase productivity and improve efficiency.
When the public service is faced with the challenge of having to do more with less resources the revised working hours will help to ensure continued service delivery in the short to medium term as St Helena goes through a period of change in preparation for air access.
Longer working hours will also mean longer opening hours thus enhancing the customer experience which is particularly important as the Island prepares for an increase in visitor numbers.
All SHG employees are now being consulted on the proposed increase.
A 37.5 hour working week is not new to the public service as up until 31 March 2010, these hours were worked by a large proportion of SHG employees who were then regarded as ‘un established’ staff.
SHG
21 September 2012