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Praca w nocy
Working at Night

Author(s): Aleksandra Wiącek
Subject(s): Labor relations, Health and medicine and law, Law on Economics, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: working at night;

Summary/Abstract: According to the regulations, work may be performer both during the day and during the night. The Labour Code allows working during the night as a rule, stating only a few exceptions from it. Working at night causes the exhaustion of the employee, who is forced to adapt organism to night shifts. This kind of work upsets the circadian clock regulated by daylight. Working at night may be harmful to the employee’s health and it may also be a hazard to the safety of other employees. Therefore, working at night should be restricted to specific cases justifying it.

  • Issue Year: 62/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 275-284
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish