Shift work has increasingly become a studied topic due to its threat to the physical health and mental well-being of shift workers. Firefighter shift work comprises long hours often combined with ...

SO many industries utilize shift work schedules that nearly 15 million full-time workers in the United States work shifts outside the traditional 9-to-5 or flextime workday, according to the Bureau of ...

If you ask a group of shiftworkers to describe their ideal shift schedule, you may hear statements like these: "Monday through Friday with 8-hour day shifts." "Monday through Thursday with 10-hour day ...

Statistics show that some 15 million Americans don’t work the typical nine-to-five. These employees (or shift workers), who punch in for graveyard or rotating shifts, are more prone to numerous health ...

Work schedules beyond the traditional eight-hour shift are increasingly common, particularly in emergency response, disaster recovery, and high-demand industries. While extended and unusual shifts ...

Train and bus drivers, doctors and carers, employees in companies where machines run around the clock: In many industries, people work in shifts. Some start early in the morning, or at midday. Others ...

Just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off protein rhythms related to blood glucose regulation, energy metabolism and inflammation, processes that can influence the development of chronic ...

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WorkJam, the leading digital frontline workplace solution, has unveiled its new Shift Bidding feature, designed to make scheduling in unionized workplaces and similarly ...

Working night shifts has become common in today’s demanding world. But what comes with such shifts is the toll on health.