| > | | | | any decisions about how you are going to staff the |
| Many businesses have a night shift which means that | | | | night shift. This way there will be fewer reasons for |
| they are able to offer a service around the clock or | | | | contention, and at least some of the staff will get a |
| that they are able to keep manufacturing goods | | | | system that they are happy with. It can often occur |
| twenty-four hours a day. A night shift is a good move | | | | that when members of staff are allowed to make |
| for manufacturers because it reduces the nee.. Many | | | | suggestions about how they would like to work they |
| businesses have a night shift which means that they | | | | can be really imaginative, and provide ideas that are |
| are able to offer a service around the clock or that | | | | effective. |
| they are able to keep manufacturing goods | | | | If you are going to be having a system where staff will |
| twenty-four hours a day. A night shift is a good move | | | | be rotating to the night shift you will need to ensure |
| for manufacturers because it reduces the need for | | | | that they have a few days of in-between. The change |
| expensive equipment being left idle overnight. It is also | | | | from working nights to working days is a shock to the |
| the case now that there are many services that | | | | body and it takes a few days to adjust. This will also |
| customers expect to be available at all hours and the | | | | mean that staff should not be moving from days to |
| numbers of such services are on the increase; for | | | | nights more than once a month. If you have a |
| example customers now want to be able to do their | | | | permanent night shift team this will be less of an issue. |
| supermarket shopping around the clock. There will also | | | | It is often the case the employees on the permanent |
| be certain services, such as nursing, where a night shift | | | | night shift get left out when it comes to staff training. |
| is a must. | | | | Efforts should be made to ensure that this does not |
| Scheduling staff for a night shift can be a problem for | | | | happen and that the night staff members are kept up |
| some businesses; this shift can be unpopular with | | | | to date. One way of dealing with this is to appoint a |
| some employees. There are different ways of dealing | | | | member of the night shift staff to be responsible for |
| with this issue. You may decide that you will have | | | | staff training. There will be some training that will be |
| permanent night shift members of staff who will only | | | | only available during the day, but it is probably not a |
| ever do nights or you might decide that all your staff | | | | good idea to be frequently demanding the night staff |
| should take turns doing them and use a rotating shift | | | | to attend these when they should be sleeping. It is also |
| system. There are pros can cons with each of these | | | | important that efforts are mad to ensure that any |
| solutions and the final choice will depend on the | | | | permanent night staff members as made to feel part |
| demands of your business and your staff. | | | | of the overall team and not view themselves as a |
| It is always a good idea to involve the employees in | | | | separate fiefdom. |