Working Time • Business & Human Rights Navigator
Nearly 480 million people work at least 55 hours/week leading to increased risks of workplace accidents, stroke and ischemic heart disease, regardless of the number of normal hours of sleep.
If you have questions, feedback or you're looking for further help in protecting human rights, please contact us at contact@maplecroft.com Overview What is Working Time? Working time is the period of time that a worker is engaged in paid labour. Adequate working time represents a key element of working conditions and has a great impact on workers’ income, well-being and living conditions. While more employees working longer hours can help increase business output, productivity (i.e. output per given unit of input) actually decreases. Excessive working time can also cause issues for the busines
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