The largest mining company in the world BHP Billiton, which is located in Australia, decided to fight drunkenness on the mines and banned the miners to drink beer after evening shift. The new rules outraged the workers and turned around with serious shakes of the mining and trade unions, writes the CarteGG edition.
BHP Guide has banned employees to drink beer in Australian mines after 21:30. In addition, workers were limited in the daily use of alcoholic beverage – up to four cans, in Australia it is about 1 liter beer Fortress from 4.8 percent.
Trade unions representing the interests of 20 thousand miners, saw in the new rules violation of the rights of miners to privacy and rest at every time.
“Workers BHP are tired of what they turn with them with children. If there are problems with several employees, they need to be solved by disciplinary punishments, and not with the help of curfew and restrictions,” the National Organizer of the Australian Union of Workers Shane spoke ROULSTONE. The activist added that the ban does not prevent the miners to ride drinking into neighboring cities and villages. Changes will affect not only miners, but also attendants. For example, a cook that finishes shifting after 21:30, will lose a chance to drink beer at the end of the working day, Reuters notes.
The management of the company thanks to the ban on the evening use of alcohol plans to improve safety on the mines and reduce the risks of the health of employees. New rules should enter into force on July 1. BHP Billiton tightens the rules for the use of alcohol for the second time since the beginning of the year. In February, workers restricted six beer banks.
With drunkenness in the workplace are struggling all over the world. Recently, Vladimir Petrov’s politician and deputy chairman of the Social Chamber of the Leningrad Region proposed to ban Russians suffering from alcoholism to occupy leadership positions. The politician also insists that at least twice a year the boss must undergo a strict medical examination so that the doctors can reveal his addiction to drink.