Question

Labor analysts propose the cut of standard workload from 40 hours to 35 hours while prohibiting overtime hours will improve the quality of the work. Will cutting the workload to 35 hours be a good thing. Why?

Answer 1

There were lot of studies conducted regarding this topic.What they’ve found is that no one benefits while an employee works more than 40 hours per week.

A report published by the CDC’s Department of Health and Human Services in 2004 provides a summary of 52 applied psychology studies on the impacts of extended shifts and regular overtime. Through this studies researchers found the impacts were negative—both for employers and employees:

1. Employees who regularly work overtime are less healthy than those who don’t. They’re more likely to gain weight, fall ill, and get injured during the job period.
2. Employees are less alert and more likely to make mistakes after the 8th hour of work.
3. People who routinely work extended hours and overtime are becoming less productive than those who work eight hours a day and 40 hours a week.

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