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Why People Work Shifts
Working round the clock on a well organised shift pattern can be
fantastic for the staff as well as the company. There are many
advantages to being on a shift pattern:
More Days Off
Many shift patterns require employees to work less than five
shifts each week. On a 12 hour shift pattern employees would
only need to work three shifts per week to do a 36-hour week.
Even on an 8-hour shift pattern, employees can enjoy more days
off than on an office-hours routine.
Quality Time Off
Whilst working shifts obviously impinges on evening, nights and
weekends it also gives employees the opportunity to take any of
the seven days per week off as their rest days. Days off can also
be grouped together to achieve a whole week off without using
up holidays.
Less Queuing
When working shifts, employees can have time off during the
week and can enjoy their leisure time without the need to queue.
Whether they wish to go to the bank, golf course, bowling alley,
supermarket or a hundred other places, they can now go when
there is no queue i.e. when the rest of us are stuck in an office.
Extra Income
As everyone knows, working on shifts attracts an additional
payment, typically referred to as a Shift Allowance, but
sometimes it is included in the salary (and then pensionable).
This is often a substantial increase in pay without having to put in
any extra hours. This additional payment gives employees a lot
more spending money, which is the money they have left after
paying all of the essential bills. Their spending money can easily
be double that of a non shift worker on the same basic pay. Thus
they can afford: a bigger house, a newer car, long haul holidays in
better hotels and generally a few more of those little luxuries!
Less Commuting
Most shifts are arranged to start and finish outside of the “Rush
Hour”. This means that shift workers spend a lot less time
commuting to work and because they work less shifts a week
than employees working office hours, they spend even less time
on the train, or in their car.
Working Shifts
Shift working allows employees to work when they want to work,
plenty of time for holidays, lots of extra money, a lot less
commuting, and a larger nicer house. However there is a
downside to shift working. Shift workers do have to work some
shifts at nights and weekends.
Shift working is also more fatiguing than office hours working;
this is especially prevalent if working nights. Therefore it is
important to have a shift pattern that minimises fatigue.
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