Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nirit Cohen covers the Future of Work, bridging trends with solutions. A job is no longer a job. It's a shift. A project. A task.

Jarno Turunen, senior specialist at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and M.Sc. (Econ), has investigated the effects of shift work characteristics on the sickness absence of shift workers ...

Why schedules matter: Unpredictable shifts can disrupt income, family time, and health. Smarter forecasting and fair scheduling help workers plan their lives and reduce stress. Hidden health toll: ...

Much attention has been paid to the challenges independent-minded Gen-Z employees have had adapting to the behavior, attitude, and value strictures of more traditional office workplaces. Indeed, the ...

The use of circadian-informed lighting, where artificial lighting is synchronised to the natural biological rhythms or a person's 'body-clock', significantly improves quality of sleep and work ...

Many more people work very early morning shifts than overnight ones, and a large proportion struggle with excessive sleepiness from shift work disorder, leading to problems with focus, performance, ...