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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Shift workers less satisfied with work-life balance More likely to lose sleep hours, time with spouses than day workers. The August 2008 issue of "Perspectives on Labour and Income" from Stats Canada has an interesting analysis of shift work in Canada. For instance, women account for only 37% of all shift workers (69% work part time), but are more likely to work rotating or evening shifts. 70% of evening shift workers and 63% of rotating shift workers cut back on sleep to be able to accomplish their daily tasks, compared to just over 50% of day workers. Shift workers are also more inclined to feel that they are not spending enough time with friends and family. Levels of dissatisfaction improved with a sense of control over workers' schedules, either through flexibility or regular advanced scheduling. Read more on the report here. Posted by: gisela on 2008-09-01 21:40:39 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged hr, sleep, shift work, scheduling, social determinants of health: · [Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships] · [Jealousy and envy at work are different in men and women] · [Obesity affects job prospects for women, study finds] · [Focusing on staff pays off] · [Researcher suggests 35-hour workweek for parents] · [ACOEM announces advocacy agenda: Healthy Workforce Now] · [ACOEM calls for integrating workplace health with ACO/PCMH concepts] · [Many employee assistance programs lack a comprehensive approach to addressing intimate partner violence] · [Effective use of creativity and innovation is key] · [Understanding Millennials: Market researchers see new generational cohort emerging] · [Sleep disturbances hurt memory consolidation] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Chevron, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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