Can an employee work in night shift for consecutively 06 months?? please advise. Thanks & Regards, Hemanth
From India, Bangalore
3From India, Bangalore
Hi,
You want to know whether it is legally right to engage an employee in night shift for continuous 6 months.
Let's keep aside the legality part.
If an employee continuously work at night shift there is a higher risk of employee developing metabolic syndrome which might lead to cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance & neurological complications also.
So considering the employee's health ( which is the primary wealth for the employee) it is suggested to rotate night shift on frequent intervals.
Note : To the best of my knowledge there is no restriction for keeping employee on continuous night shift but please don't follow it where ever possible.
From India, Madras
You want to know whether it is legally right to engage an employee in night shift for continuous 6 months.
Let's keep aside the legality part.
If an employee continuously work at night shift there is a higher risk of employee developing metabolic syndrome which might lead to cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance & neurological complications also.
So considering the employee's health ( which is the primary wealth for the employee) it is suggested to rotate night shift on frequent intervals.
Note : To the best of my knowledge there is no restriction for keeping employee on continuous night shift but please don't follow it where ever possible.
From India, Madras
Where it is a three-shift working, the ideal way is to change the shift timing every week in a cyclical manner (i.e., A shift employees go to B shift, B goes to C and C goes to A shift and the cycle gets repeated). This helps in regulating the continuity and does not cause any metabolical or physical//mental strain on the employee. However, there are several cases where an employee expresses a preference for being retained in a particular shift like the night shift for a long duration of time, There is no illegality in this arrangement. There is a caution, continuing in an odd-hour shift for a long duration is known to have resulted in behaviour distortions and other psychic issues
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
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