Workers on non-standard hours more exposed to risks

The use of working hours outside the standard ‘9 to 5’ working pattern increased between 2000 and 2002 in the Netherlands, but has stabilised since then. About three quarters of Dutch employees at least occasionally work overtime. Shift work, evening or night work, and weekend work are most often recorded in the catering sector and in transport and communications. Employees working non-standard hours generally report unfavourable working conditions.