The next time you think you have it bad at work, think of the workers at WaterSaver faucet company. Workers there are required to swipe their ID cards when they use the restroom and the time they spend in the restroom is monitored by the company. Workers have been disciplined for going over their allotted 30 minutes a week or 6 minutes a day.
The union contract currently allows for a 7.5-hour workday, including a 10-minute break in the morning, a 30-minute lunch break, a 15-minute afternoon break and a 5-minute cleanup period before the shift ends, according to Steven Kersten, owner and president of WaterSaver Faucet Co.
“Our point of view is that anyone can go to the washroom when they need to but what bothers us is extended periods of time and multiple trips that cause lost productivity,” he said.
The company lost 120 hours of productivity in May due to unscheduled bathroom breaks, Kersten added.
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