Invitation 13.11: Press Conference on health effects of irregular working hours and shift work – new research results and recommendations available. (Live stream)
Invitation for media
Welcome to the Press Conference on 13 November
How do shift work and irregular working hours affect the workers’ health and work participation? How to avoid the risks?
New research results and recommendations are published.
Time: Friday 13 November 2020 at 9–10.15 am (CET, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo), 10 - 11 am (Helsinki time)
The Press Conference will be streamed online https://ttl.livestriimi.fi/wow/
The characteristics of working hours are changing rapidly and becoming increasingly flexible. In addition, every fifth employee, mostly in lower socioeconomic groups, still works in shifts, with limited possibilities for individual flexibility.
Shift work increases risk for sleep disturbances, accidents and probably also risk for chronical diseases like breast cancer. The WOW Project Working hours, health, well-being and participation in working life (WOW) – creating new working time models and solutions for Nordic countries has developed evidence-based models and solutions related to working hours in order to support health, well-being and work participation. The researchers from Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have produced already 110 Scientific publications. The project is financed by NordForsk. In the Press Conference and the WOW Symposium also policy recommendations for good Nordic working time models for health, well-being and participation in working life will be presented.
In the Press Conference the research results and recommendations are presented by Research Professor Mikko Härmä from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Dr. Johnni Hansen from the Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Professor Anne Helene Garde from the National Research Centre for the Work Environment in Denmark, Dr. Constanze Leineweber from Stockholm University and Researcher Kati Karhula from FIOH. The Chair is Director Kirsi Ahola from FIOH.
Registrations by 11 November 2020 email kristiina.kulha@ttl.fi, or tel. +358 40 548 6914 (FIOH Communications)
Questions during the press conference:
Those who have registered will receive a link to a Teams meeting. Questions can also be sent by email to kirsi.ahola@ttl.fi.
The press releases and presentations will be published on FIOH website in English (https://www.ttl.fi/en/), Swedish (https://www.ttl.fi/sv/) and Finnish (https://www.ttl.fi/). The recording will be available for two weeks.
Additional information: Research Professor Mikko Härmä, FIOH, tel. +358 43 824 2267.
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Media Services
Kristiina Kulha, Communications Specialist
FIOH, Helsinki
Tel. 358 30 474 2551, 358 40 548 6914,
kristiina.kulha[at]ttl.fi
Tiina Kaksonen, Communications specialist
FIOH, Oulu
Tel. 358 30 474 3015, 358 50 364 3158
tiina.kaksonen[at]ttl.fi
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) researches, develops and specializes in well-being at work. It promotes occupational health and safety and the well-being of workers. It is an independent institution under public law, working under the administrative sector of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. It has five regional offices, and its headquarters are in Helsinki. The number of personnel is about 500.
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