How can a company implement a 12-hour working day, in particular: Is it necessary to coordinate this decision with the trade union or is it enough to issue a corresponding order by the employer?

To introduce a 12-hour working day at an enterprise that previously operated on a continuous 3-shift schedule, it is necessary to:

• Establish summarized accounting of working hours: This allows you to ensure compliance with the statutory working time standard for the accounting period (week, month, etc.).
• Agree on the changes with the trade union: Shift schedules and the procedure for applying summarized working time accounting must be agreed with the company's trade union.
• Issue an employer's order: After the agreement with the trade union, the employer issues an appropriate order to change the work schedule and introduce 12-hour shifts, while notifying employees of the changes before their implementation.

Summarized accounting of working time is an accounting system in which the duration of employees' working time is determined not for each day or week separately, but for a longer accounting period (month, quarter, etc.). This allows you to compensate for the unevenness of the workload, ensuring compliance with the statutory working time standard for the accounting period.