Justice gives a woman the right to change her work shift in order to care for her children
- A neighbor of Vitoria, a single mother, asked Correos to move from late to morning shift in order to take care of her two children; although she refused, a court recognized her right. In the words of the ELA trade union, the judgment sets a precedent for other companies.
Post rejected the request for conciliation on the grounds that one of the workers’ children is over 12 years old and that there are no free places in tomorrow’s shift. The Court of Vitoria, on the other hand, disregards the company’s arguments and notes that it is not important that one of the children be over 12 years old because he has a younger brother. It also recalls that there are many structural vacancies.
There is no appeal against the judgment and Correos is obliged to change its turn.
According to the ELA union, the ruling recognizes the right of single-parent families to adjust their working hours and establishes a precedent for conciliation.