BMW car workers in Oxford have voted in favour of new shift patterns, to cope with a hoped-for uplift in orders. Permanent staff at the German-owned Mini plant in Cowley were given the option of four ...

Police officers will soon have more options when it comes to their shift patterns. After a meeting between Chief Constable Lee Freeman and the Humberside Police Federation chairman, Pete Musgrave, ...

Working Time Solutions’ Kevin White discusses how workforce planning and management software can help simultaneously reduce the threat of strike action and strengthen labour relations. Barely a week ...

In the second half of an interview with Police Federation chairman Terry Spence, Crime Correspondent Jonathan McCambridge hears about anger over proposed new working arrangements for officers Last ...

WORKPLACES should operate new shift patterns that would see staff in work four days followed by 10 days working from home, a new report recommends. The study by Imperial College London chemical ...

Fatigue can have far-reaching implications in the workplace. John Wilkinson, who was involved in the investigation that took place following the 2005 Buncefield incident, explains how fatigue – ...

Eating meals within set hours of the day may be a good way for shift workers to feel better and stay healthier, researchers say. Their working patterns are known to play havoc with the body's rhythms, ...

Recent research suggests that the modern day-day-night-night shift pattern for shift workers may not be as disruptive or as potentially carcinogenic as older, more extreme shift patterns. Recent ...

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Estimates vary as to exactly how many shift workers there are in the UK, but figures generally sit around the 4 million mark – making up around 15% of the workforce. Shift workers are incredibly ...