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Source: IRS Employment Review

Issue: 845

Date: 21/04/2006

Publisher: IRS

Paying a premium for shift work

TOPICS:

pay and benefits	pay and grading systems premiums and allowances
terms, conditions and employee rights	working time and leave

SECTORS:
chemicals
electricity, gas and water
engineering and metals
finance
food, drink and tobacco
manufacturing (other)
paper and printing
public services
retail and wholesale

AUTHOR: Sarah Welfare

Our survey finds that the practice of paying extra to shiftworkers is alive and well, with some nightworkers earning over one-third more than their non-shiftworking colleagues.

Key points

A large majority (89%) of the 71 employers in our survey pay a shift premium to employees working shifts.

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