Sentences with phrase «shift workers often»

Night shift workers often have trouble falling asleep when they go to bed, and also have trouble staying awake at work because their natural circadian rhythm and sleep - wake cycle is disrupted.

Not exact matches

Sleep specialists like MacFarlane and Shapiro are often called in by industrial companies to help workers adapt to shifts or optimize productivity through scheduling, but they're rarely invited into the white - collar pressure - cookers like the trading floor or the boardroom in the midst of merger negotiations.

The bill (S1836) permits local Boards of Elections to hire election inspectors for half - day shifts, preventing fatigue and flexibility for workers whose shifts often start before the polls open at 6 AM and end after they close at 9 PM.

Furthermore, disruption of the body's natural sleeping and waking cycle (circadian desynchrony) often experienced by shift workers and others who work outside daylight hours, also appears to have a clear association with poor metabolic health, accompanied by increased rates of chronic illness and early mortality.

Shift workers are especially prone to sleep deprivation and often report less than 5 hours of sleep per day.

Workers are often asked to jump from task to task as priorities shift throughout the day.

Workers who rack up more sales per shift were often assigned more days.

One in five said they always or often had to be available for call - in shifts, with some workers saying they were assigned one or two days of work each week, but had to leave open another two or three days and call in those mornings in case their employers needed them.

Employers in need of staff to cover shifts during term time often take advantage of eager student workers who need the money.