Night shifts are unpopular, overtime is expensive and a three shift system disruptive to family life. As part of an annualised hours system, staff have agreed to work a shift pattern of 12-hour day and night shifts. The system, which gives long breaks between shift changes, also includes three 18-day breaks during the year and guaranteed earnings.
Salaries are among the best in the region.
Kelloggs' has gained a substantial rise in the capacity of its plant, which is now working 24 hours a day making breakfast cereals, mainly for export. The 500 jobs at the factory are now more secure. Together, officials and stewards had drawn up a matrix of the advantages and disadvantages of each and tried to secure the most favourable settlement. The average member will say that what they have got now is a lifestyle. They have three 18-day breaks and a salary to go with it that means they can do something with the time off.