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 ...

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 ...

Working in shifts as we know it in the modern day originated at the start of the industrial revolution to keep up with maintaining and managing the factories. Since then, shift work has permeated all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. A new workforce report from Deputy’s The Big Shift: U.S. 2025 ...

People who juggle more than one job are hardly a new feature of the workforce, even if the current jargon refers to them as “poly-workers” rather than the old-school term “moonlighting.” But the ...

Some professions, such as truck driver, factory worker and nurse, incur longer shifts than the traditional 9-to-5 workday due to specific duties and job demands. However, working longer hours ― no ...

Many medical professionals working night shifts struggle to get enough quality sleep. Working those late hours significantly impacts our natural circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm internally regulates ...

The use of circadian-informed lighting, where artificial lighting is synchronised to the natural biological rhythms or a person's 'body-clock', significantly improves quality of sleep and work ...

Sleep is a core biological function that cannot be overcome by willpower alone. Shift work is necessary in our 24/7 society yet comes with significant risks ...

A new study reveals that a woman's chances of getting asthma are significantly impacted by their work shift schedule—a difference that researchers didn't notice in men. Reading time 3 minutes Asthma ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A large long-term study suggests that what shift workers eat, especially how much fiber they consume, could meaningfully influence their risk of coronary heart disease, offering ...