Shift Working
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
DHR2113
NAME: NUR AFIQAH MUSTAFA
ID NO: 012013050939
COURSE: BHCM
DUE DATE: 2ND AUGUST 2013
1. Introduction
Shift work is common in many sectors. Essential and emergency services such as medical, transport, fire and rescue, law enforcement services and some public services have to be provided round-the-clock. In recent years, some service establishments such as convenience stores and fast food shops also provide 24-hour service and employees concerned therefore are required to work in shifts. Suitably arranged shift work is important to employees, employers and the selfemployed.
2. Definition
The International Labour Office (International Labour Organization (ILO), 1990a) defines working in shifts as “a method of organization of working time in which workers succeed one another at the workplace so that the establishment can operate longer than the hours of work of individual workers.” The European Council Directive 93/104 (1993) declares that concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time, shiftwork shall mean any method of organising work in shifts whereby workers succeed each other at the same work stations according to a certain pattern. Shiftworker shall mean any worker whose work schedule is part of shiftwork.” Besides these definitions, in the scientific literature, the term “shiftwork” has been widely used and generally includes any arrangement of daily working hours other than the standard daylight hours (7/8 am – 5/6 pm). In most cases, shiftwork is synonymous of irregular, odd, flexible, variable, unusual, non-standard working hours. According to the ILO (1990), working in shifts is “a method of organization of working time in which workers succeed one another at the workplace so that the establishment can operate longer than the hours of work of individual workers” at different daily and night hours. Within the broad category of shift work, we can make a distinction between a fixed shift
DHR2113
NAME: NUR AFIQAH MUSTAFA
ID NO: 012013050939
COURSE: BHCM
DUE DATE: 2ND AUGUST 2013
1. Introduction
Shift work is common in many sectors. Essential and emergency services such as medical, transport, fire and rescue, law enforcement services and some public services have to be provided round-the-clock. In recent years, some service establishments such as convenience stores and fast food shops also provide 24-hour service and employees concerned therefore are required to work in shifts. Suitably arranged shift work is important to employees, employers and the selfemployed.
2. Definition
The International Labour Office (International Labour Organization (ILO), 1990a) defines working in shifts as “a method of organization of working time in which workers succeed one another at the workplace so that the establishment can operate longer than the hours of work of individual workers.” The European Council Directive 93/104 (1993) declares that concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time, shiftwork shall mean any method of organising work in shifts whereby workers succeed each other at the same work stations according to a certain pattern. Shiftworker shall mean any worker whose work schedule is part of shiftwork.” Besides these definitions, in the scientific literature, the term “shiftwork” has been widely used and generally includes any arrangement of daily working hours other than the standard daylight hours (7/8 am – 5/6 pm). In most cases, shiftwork is synonymous of irregular, odd, flexible, variable, unusual, non-standard working hours. According to the ILO (1990), working in shifts is “a method of organization of working time in which workers succeed one another at the workplace so that the establishment can operate longer than the hours of work of individual workers” at different daily and night hours. Within the broad category of shift work, we can make a distinction between a fixed shift
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