Managing shift-working arrangements: the 2009 IRS survey

IRS's latest survey of shift-working arrangements within 87 organisations employing shift workers - and using a total of 263 shift patterns - shows that two-shift double-day or alternating early/late patterns remain the most popular form of shift working. 

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Shift working undergoes severe change as the recession takes hold Personnel Today reports on the survey findings.

Survey: Part-time work, flexitime and other non-standard working arrangements An IRS survey of 163 organisations shows that employees have access to a wide variety of non-standard working arrangements, including part-time work, flexitime and term-time working. 

Shift working and employee health: squaring the circle Shift working can pose a threat to employees' health, with potential knock-on effects on absence, staff retention and accidents at work. IRS analyses what can be done to minimise these problems. 

XpertHR Good practice guide to flexible working This section of the XpertHR good practice manual discusses the importance of flexible working, the issues involved in drawing up an organisational policy, and the main types of flexible working. 

Shift working undergoes severe change as the recession takes hold Personnel Today reports on the survey findings.