Increasingly, organizations around the world need employees to work weekends and during
hours that fall outside of a traditional 9‐to‐5, Monday through Friday, schedule. At the same …

Non‐standard work schedules involve work outside the Monday–Friday daytime hours.
Although research has heavily studied the health and family effects of such schedules, few …

Twelve-hour shifts are a popular alternative to 8-h shifts as many consider these shift
arrangements superior in terms of facilitating a better social and family life. This view is …

The mental and physical health of workers depends not only on what they do at work but
also on when they work and for how long they work. This chapter will therefore describe …

Workplaces have changed profoundly in the last century, especially in the developed world.
In many places, the workforce has gone from being relatively homogenous—predominantly …

Data from two studies assessed the effects of nonstandard work schedules on perceived
family well‐being and daily stressors. Study 1, using a sample of employed, married adults …

Working time arrangements that require shift work or other non-standard working hours have
significant potential to encroach on time that is highly valued for family, social and leisure …

What are the effects on work-family balance when an employee works on an irregular or on-
call type of work shift? How many and which of those employed in the United States (US) …

The problem and the solution. Many employees face work—life conflicts and time deficits
that negatively affect their health, well-being, effectiveness on the job, and organizational …

A 40-hour working week is the norm in Europe, yet some organizations require 60 or more
working hours and in investment banks an alarming 120-hour weeks are known to be …