Non-Military Civilian Workers

Non-military personnel are referred to as Civilians and are distinct from military personnel who are referred to as Soldiers.

Choosing their Work Hours

Civilians have a great deal of freedom and flexibility with respect to work. For the most part the Boheme are allowed to choose the hours, days and months that they wish to work. That being said, some roles require a coordinated team effort and thus require all the workers of the team to work at the same time. Similarly, some roles can only be performed during particular windows of time during the day, month or year, which effectively determines the time periods that need to be worked. But for those roles that allow for flexibility and autonomy, it is left up to the individual to determine when they work or study and for how many hours. The remaining hours are free time for the Boheme to spend as they see fit except for the the Shabbat-hours, Shabbat-days and Shabbat-months, which are the periods of rest and reflection.

Changing Work Roles

Civilians can change Work Roles whenever they want, however, a minimum of one month's notice is required. If a citizen does decide to change to a different Work Role, then they need to start as a trainee, unless they had previously advanced beyond a trainee rank for that specific Work Role within the past 7 months. If they had attained a rank of Experienced or above for that role within the past 7 months then they will automatically be given this rank again. In the instance where they start as a trainee again then their newly assigned senior will then determine when, and if, they are to progress beyond the Trainee rank. Typically, if someone has significant past experience in the Work Role then they will quickly be promoted to Experienced rank if they show proficiency and competency in performing the role. If they have never performed this new role then they will of course need to start as a trainee.

Changing Work Locations

Bohemia has been built around a nomadic culture and way of life. For this reason, the ability to easily an efficiently change work locations is extremely important. A significant amount of thought has gone into designing infrastructure to support this constant movement of the population. For example, all National Regions have the infrastructure required for the performance of most major occupational roles and professions. That being said, because of the inevitable imbalance in the distribution of natural resources across the planet, then some regions have more resources than others and are therefore better suited for certain professions. civilians for this reason normally are trained in several professions. Civilians are able to change work location at any time, however, they must provide at least 1 month’s notice prior to doing so. If they are moving location and intend to work in the same Work Role, they will retain their rank so long as they start in the new location within seven months. A civilian can therefore take a holiday or work in other Work Roles for up to 7 months without losing the rank in any particular Work Role so long as they return to it within 7 months and for a minimum duration of 1 month.

Typical Working Day

The typical recommended working day for a civilian contains 8 hours of work. Which hours of the day the individual worker chooses to work depends on a few factors including: their personal preference, the collective preference of their working team, the specific temporal and geographical requirements of the role and finally the Shabbat-hours. Boheme are able to work, study or have free time at any time during the day except for the 13th hour of each day, known as the Shabbat-hour, which is a period of mandatory rest, relaxation, reflection and creativity where all Boheme (except a randomly selected skeleton staff for certain critical work roles) refrain from not only any work activities but also any activities involving strenuous physical or mental exercise. Many workers will split these 8 hours over two 4-hours sessions with a large break of several hours in between where they may go and rest or sleep or do some exercise or play some sport or music or any other hobby or activity.

Typical Working Month

The typical recommended working month for a Civilian contains 13 working days. Which days the individual worker chooses to work depends on a few factors including: their personal preference, the collective preference of their working team, the specific temporal and geographical requirements of the role and finally the Shabbat-days and National Holidays. Civilians are able to work, study or have free time at any time during the month except for the 3rd and 13th days of each month, known as the Shabbat-days, which are periods of mandatory rest, relaxation, reflection and creativity where all Boheme (except a randomly selected skeleton staff for certain critical work roles) refrain from not only any work activities but also any activities involving strenuous physical or mental exercise. Civilians can choose how they spend their time on National Holidays. It is essentially Free-Time and therefore technically this time can be spent either working, studying or participating in whatever activity they so wish.

Typical Working Year

The typical recommended working year for a non-military Civilian contains 12 working months. Which months the individual worker chooses to work depends on a few factors including: their personal preference, the collective preference of their working team, the specific temporal and geographical requirements of the role, Shabbat-days and National Holidays. Civilians can choose how they spend their time on National Holidays. It is essentially Free-Time and therefore technically this time can be spent either working, studying or participating in whatever activity they so wish. The Typical working year for a Civilian is 1248 hours per year (8 hours per day x 13 days per month x 12 months).

Profession Seniority Levels

Within every non-military and non-police profession on Bohemia there are 4 ranks of Seniority. These include:

• Trainee

• Experienced (minimum 7 months in a Work Role)

• Senior (minimum 3 consecutive years in a Work Role)

• Expert (minimum 10 consecutive years in a Work Role)

Critical Workers

Each month a randomly selected skeleton staff of individuals performing certain critical Work Roles is generated. These workers are randomly chosen to work during any Shabbat periods (Shabbat-Hours, Shabbat-Days and Shabbat-Month) and any National Holidays that may fall within the following month. The rosters are automatically generated each month for the following month. Only those Work Roles considered to be critical Work Roles require Critical Workers.

Certain work roles within the National Industries, particularly those relating critical infrastructure, require round the clock operation and thus Critical Workers are required to work during the periods of time when the rest of the population do not need to work. To be eligible to be a Critical Worker a Boheme must be at least Experienced rank or above. If someone is randomly selected and they do not wish to work during the month they have been allocated due to previous plans, they may decline but they cannot decline twice in a one year period.

Critical Workers receive three times their usual per hourly rate of pay to compensate them for their sacrifice. A worker cannot be selected in two consecutive months in a row Of note, all Work Roles within the National Military are considered Critical Work roles, therefore no Soldiers are permitted to participate in National Holiday celebrations or festivals when they are on active duty. Unlike, Civilian Critical Workers, soldiers do not receive three times their usual per hourly rate of pay.