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Change the law, employers to offer 48hr rest periods per week to night workers

Submitted on Monday 2nd October 2017

Published on Tuesday 10th October 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 10th April 2018

Signatures: 43

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Change the law, employers to offer 48hr rest periods per week to night workers

Petition Details

Working nights comes with its heightened health risks. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, lower life expectancy etc. Jet lag is certain. Working nights disorientated, whether it's physically demanding or operating machinery is a risk to health and safety. Please keep night workers healthy and safe

Additional Information

Evidence has shown that a change in ones body clock affects the immune system and metabolism. When there is only a rest period of 24 hours in a week, most night workers will work a shift until 6-9am and try to readjust their body clock to suit their day off work. When there is only a 24 hour period off work this has a severe detrimental effect on ones immune system and health. Many have commonly become disoriented, tired and even ill. This is dangerous.


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