How working night shifts affects employees
Millions of people around the world work the graveyard shift. As many go to bed, they’re only just starting their working day driving buses and taxis, caring for the sick and elderly and keeping international businesses running across different time zones.
In the UK, the number of people who work night shifts has increased by 151,000 since 2013 to reach more than 3 million meaning night workers now account for one in nine (11.5%) employees.
Working nights affects far more than just sleep. It can affect social lives, relationships and perhaps most worrying, physical and mental health.
While a traditional 9-5 is the structure by which most of us plan a working day, when we look at mental health in the workplace, we can’t ignore those who work outside these parameters...