Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, Vol. 24, Supplement 3. New challenges for the organization of night and shift work: Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Night and ...

Many nurses who contributed to our night shift discussion commented on the effects that different work schedules have on health and safety. Two issues that arose repeatedly were 8-hour shifts vs ...

My employer has tasked myself plus 2 with sorting out our own roster. Problem is we all want weekends off or either a weekday and weekend day consecutively. We have to work 5 day 8 hr shifts. Two ...

Hello! I am part of a team responsible for managing a mid-size call center staffing and have been struggling for some time with simplifying it. I've taken it upon myself as a personal challenge since ...

Although shift work is typically reserved for hourly workers, businesses that employ salaried workers, especially those companies that are open for over 10 hours a day, use it to remain staffed.

After the Great Recession, many manufacturers had to find new ways to increase productivity and efficiency. Some changed their shift schedules from eight to 12 hours so they lost less production time ...

Which are better: 8-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts? Are certain shift lengths associated with greater employee satisfaction, better safety and higher productivity rates? According to a survey by ...