Night Shifts of Workers
Introduction:-
Shift work is an employment practice designed to make use of, or provide service across, all 24 hours of the clock each day of the week (abbreviated as24/7). The practice typically sees the day divided into "shifts", set periods of time during which different groups of workers take up their posts. The term "shift work" includes both long-term night shifts and work schedules in which employees change or rotate shifts.
A night shift is determined by the number of hours an employee works, and the time of night an employee works. For instance, a typical night shift begins during the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. In some states, the night shift hours differ. Working at least three hours between these hours is considered working a night shift.
Many shift workers have less tension and a more relaxed pace on the night shift than during the day because of less supervision or fewer interruptions from clerical or management personnel . Finally, shift work accommodates "night owls," who function poorly in the morning and best during evening or night.
Night time hours and limits:-
Night time working hours are usually between 11pm and 6am - but this can be flexible if agreed between workers and the employer.
The agreement must be in writing. The night time period must: * be 7 hours long * include the period between midnight and 5am
Staff who regularly work for at least 3 hours during this period are night workers. Workers may also be a night workers if: * there’s a collective agreement (between the employer and the workers or their representatives) that states what counts as night work * it’s likely that they’ll work a proportion of their annual working time during the night
The rules about how long staff work at night are based on average working time, which is usually calculated over a 17-week period. This includes regular overtime but not occasional overtime.
If the workers and the employer both agree as part of a collective or
Shift work is an employment practice designed to make use of, or provide service across, all 24 hours of the clock each day of the week (abbreviated as24/7). The practice typically sees the day divided into "shifts", set periods of time during which different groups of workers take up their posts. The term "shift work" includes both long-term night shifts and work schedules in which employees change or rotate shifts.
A night shift is determined by the number of hours an employee works, and the time of night an employee works. For instance, a typical night shift begins during the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. In some states, the night shift hours differ. Working at least three hours between these hours is considered working a night shift.
Many shift workers have less tension and a more relaxed pace on the night shift than during the day because of less supervision or fewer interruptions from clerical or management personnel . Finally, shift work accommodates "night owls," who function poorly in the morning and best during evening or night.
Night time hours and limits:-
Night time working hours are usually between 11pm and 6am - but this can be flexible if agreed between workers and the employer.
The agreement must be in writing. The night time period must: * be 7 hours long * include the period between midnight and 5am
Staff who regularly work for at least 3 hours during this period are night workers. Workers may also be a night workers if: * there’s a collective agreement (between the employer and the workers or their representatives) that states what counts as night work * it’s likely that they’ll work a proportion of their annual working time during the night
The rules about how long staff work at night are based on average working time, which is usually calculated over a 17-week period. This includes regular overtime but not occasional overtime.
If the workers and the employer both agree as part of a collective or