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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 10 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Sounds like they should work towards 3 shorter shifts and offer enough time for a proper patient handover rather than abusing staff for over half a day.

[–] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

There are 8 hour lines too but no one wants them. 12 hour days means more days off. Most people either work 2 days, 2 nights, 5 days off, or 5 weeks of lots of shifts days and nights and then one full week off.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

So they should offer 8 hours and comparable days off (or even better)

None of this 12 hour bullishit should be justifiable.

[–] mapiki@discuss.online 2 points 1 month ago

I believe there's studies showing that fewer handoffs lead to better patient outcomes.

I know people who prefer 12 hours shifts. My partner is scheduled for 7-7:30 shifts. Including a half hour lunch break, that means there's a 30 minute handover window while still working 12 hours... in the end they get paid for when they are clocked in/out and not when they are scheduled.

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