Baron Kurtz
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^^^ almost certainly not. I think the shift to flexi-time, as they call it, in industries in which such shifts are do-able, is a huge step in the right direction. Most of this change was, of course, mooted to aid mothers with young children re-integrate into the working population. But as understanding of these issues has increased it's become clear that may other people can benefit and - most importantly - become more efficient and productive under such regimes. (The obvious correlate is paternity leave.) This has made business sit up and take notice, as it should. Like the disastrous consequences to the productivity of weavers in the early industrial revolution of banning singing (in a bald attempt to crush "spirit"), it is now recognised by progressive managers that, where possible, flexi-time results in a massive improvement in productivity. A happy worker is a better worker! The Tories like it, because it also instills some form of self-responsibility, Labour likes it, because it's helping people live their lives a bit more fairly, and the Lib Dems, well, they don't seem to have an opinion, unsurprisingly.
Working out of synch with ones body clock has also been linked to increased risk of various ailments, particularly in shift workers. This to the point of legislation in some Scandinavian countries.
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Working out of synch with ones body clock has also been linked to increased risk of various ailments, particularly in shift workers. This to the point of legislation in some Scandinavian countries.
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