Long-Term Care Policies and Statutory Care Leaves for Employees in Dutch and German Law

Working conditions of key workers

“…72 Unpredictable working hours thus add to other labour market insecurities that many healthcare workers face (see section 4.2). 73 Retail, as discussed in section 4.3, is another sector with widespread irregular schedules.…”

How much advance notice do workers need? A review and theoretical framework for determining advance notice periods for unpredictable work

“…Unpredictable working arrangements may include on-call work (e.g., emergency services or utilities) 5 ) , shift changes, or any other arrangements where start times and work shifts can be altered prior to commencement 6 ) . Typically, unpredictable working time arrangements are used to maximise productivity by minimising ‘down time’, thereby ensuring operational needs are met efficiently in environments with unpredictable workloads 2 , 7 ) . While such work schedules carry obvious organisational benefits vis-à-vis operational flexibility and cost, some authors have suggested that this working time arrangement has the potential to disrupt an employee’s opportunity to engage in appropriate anticipatory sleep-wake behaviour and/or meet family and social obligations 8 , 9 ) .…”