Irregular Work Scheduling and Its Consequences

The effects of nonstandard work schedules on workers' health: A mediating role of work‐to‐family conflict

“…Also, the average working hours of night workers is not to exceed 8 hours in a 24‐hour period. Although similar bills have recently been introduced in the US Congress (e.g., the “Flexibility for Working Families Act” and the “Schedules That Work Act”) (Golden, ), they have failed to make it out of committee during the most recent session of Congress (January 2015–January 2017). Importantly, there have been several successful legislative efforts at the municipal level over the recent years (Ben‐Ishai, ).…”

“…Importantly, there have been several successful legislative efforts at the municipal level over the recent years (Ben‐Ishai, ). For instance, in 2014, San Francisco, California, passed the “Retail Workers Bill of Rights” to ensure predictable schedules and stable hours for workers employed by large chain retailers, and similar legislation has been implemented in Berkeley, California and Seattle, Washington (Golden, ; Schneider, ). Nevertheless, further efforts need to be made at the federal and local levels to grant US employees the right to request a change in the timing of their work hours and schedules with a stronger regulation and implementation.…”

Patterns of Working Time and Work Hour Fit in Europe

“…Non-standard work times are often beneficial from the viewpoint of company economy but potentially inconvenient from the viewpoint of employees, who miss out on family and social life (Golden 2015) and may suffer adverse health outcomes (Presser 2003;Strazdins et al 2011). Studies have, however, showed mixed effects.…”

Occupational Composition and Racial/Ethnic Inequality in Varying Work Hours in the Great Recession

“…Measures differ, but as many as 40 percent of workers exhibit some form of work schedule variability from week to week, including varying numbers of hours, or irregular or unpredictable schedules (Golden 2015;Lambert, Fugiel, and Henly 2014). Some research finds workers of color are more likely to report varying numbers of hours (Golden 2001), while others find little racial/ethnic differences (Lambert et al 2014).…”

“…Irregular and unpredictable hours are also associated with work-family conflict (Henly and Lambert 2014;Presser 2005), stress and poor health (Schneider and Harknett 2016), and even sleep disruption (Maume, Sebastian, and Bardo 2009). Our study focuses on hourly workers because they are most exposed to, and affected by, varying hours (Golden 2001(Golden , 2015. Any racial/ethnic disparities in varying numbers of weekly hours could thus contribute to disparities in its social and economic consequences.…”