Labor Laws: Working Hours, Overtime, and Rest Periods

Ordinary Working Day for Urban Public Transportation Drivers and Attendants

Article 26: Urban passenger services are generally public transport services that allow users to travel up and down the streets or roads in a particular city or populated area. The parties may agree on a system through a day of work based on shifts and must meet the following rules:

  • Each turn cannot exceed 8 hours.
  • An uninterrupted rest period of 10 hours between shifts must be given.
  • The driver must not drive more than 4 continuous
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HR Essentials: Employee Turnover, Recruitment, and Compensation

Human Resources Management

Employee Turnover

How employees feel about the work environment and the compensation they receive is crucial. Without effective systems, companies lose money, resources, and time as employees seek better places to work and higher compensation.

Calculating Employee Turnover

A company divides the number of resignations by the total number of employees at the end of the same 12-month period.

Formula: (Resignations ÷ Total number of employees)

Recruitment

The process of attracting

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Social Security in Paraguay: Understanding Benefits and Regulations

Social Security Unit XV

Definition and Nature

Social Security is the set of theoretical principles and positive rules, based on social solidarity, designed to regulate the organization, competence, functions, and powers of social security institutions. It also defines its legal relationship with the government, beneficiaries, and contributors. The State, employer contributions, and the workers’ own work, supported through a social insurance system, protect workers from risks of a general nature and

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Personnel Department: Functions, Roles, and Manager Qualities

Functions of the Personnel Department

Integration

  • Admission and Employment
    • Includes recruitment, selection, hiring, and onboarding of staff.
  • Training
    • Includes training, mentoring, and development for workers, supervisors, and managers.
  • Health, Safety, and Industrial Medicine
    • Social Security provides workers with these services.

Direction

  • Raising Staff Morale
    • Utilizes methods such as periodic and exit interviews, records, and incentives.
  • Labor Relations
    • Handles business aspects of collective bargaining from
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Server Roles and Restaurant Service Styles: A Comprehensive Look

The Server

Benefits: Flexible hours, monetary benefits, contact with people, minimal investment in wardrobe.

Restaurant Management Roles

  • Restaurant Management: Ensures that the restaurant operates efficiently and profitably.
  • Dining Room Manager: Directs and coordinates food service in the dining room; hires, trains, and supervises employees; handles budgets, payroll, and purchasing.
  • Host or Maître d’Hôtel: Schedules shifts and assigns stations; holds daily meetings with staff; controls the flow of
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EU Working Time Directive: Key Provisions & Definitions

EU Working Time Directive: Key Provisions and Definitions

Definitions

The EU Working Time Directive defines several key terms:

  • Night worker:
    • a) Any worker who, during nighttime, works at least three hours of their daily working time as a normal course; and
    • b) Any worker who is likely, during nighttime, to work a certain portion of their annual working time, as defined by the choice of the Member State concerned:
      • i) By national legislation, following consultation with social partners; or
      • ii) By collective
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