a system of employment where an individual's normal hours of work are, in part, outside the period of normal day working and may follow a different pattern in consecutive periods of weeks
Examples of 'shiftwork' in a sentence
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Shiftwork helps many of them to balance family and study commitments.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
For many people on shiftwork the situation is more complicated still.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
So if you miss this programme because, say, you're doing shiftwork, here is some helpful advice gleaned from the programme.