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Article: Sleeping on the job A Sleep Council survey recommends the end of the 'nine-to-five' in favour of hours better-suited to individual sleep patterns.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 19, 2001
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ACCORDING to the results of a worldwide internet survey, conducted
by the Sleep Council, employees are not bestsuited to the current
standard working day.
Individual work-efficiency varies from person to person.
Thirty-eight per cent of respondents said they were most
productive in the evenings and 41 per cent in the mornings. By
expressing a preference for mornings or evenings the Sleep Council
have concluded that the majority of workers are not that alert in the
middle of the day.
The council is calling for an end to the "nine-to-five" and
recommends that firms should introduce a more sleep-friendly working
day.
The council does not advocate employees taking afternoon naps at
their ...