As the clocks go back tonight (Saturday) to mark the beginning of winter, the TUC is calling for better pay and conditions for night-workers – including the 231,000 key workers who regularly work nights in the North West.
- Pay to properly reflect the likely additional costs of childcare and inconvenience that night shifts can entail.
- New legislation to ensure that workers always have sufficient notice of their shift patterns so they can make arrangements well in advance.
- Compensation for shift changes at short notice.
Profession
|
Number
|
Caring Personal Services
|
406,000
|
Nursing and Midwifery Professionals
|
245,000
|
Protective Service Occupations
|
194,000
|
Road Transport Drivers
|
186,000
|
Other Elementary Services Occupations
|
162,000
|
Health Professionals
|
116,000
|
Elementary Security Occupations
|
89,000
|
Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers
|
88,000
|
Artistic, Literary and Media Occupations
|
81,000
|
Elementary Storage Occupations
|
76,000
|
Managers and Proprietors in Hospitality and Leisure Services
|
74,000
|
|
Region/nation
|
Number of night workers
|
Number of key workers doing night shifts
|
% of night workers who are key workers
|
||||
North East
|
201,000
|
100,000
|
50%
|
|
||||
North West
|
424,000
|
231,000
|
54%
|
|
||||
Yorkshire and Humberside
|
306,000
|
183,000
|
60%
|
|
||||
East Midlands
|
267,000
|
133,000
|
50%
|
|
||||
West Midlands
|
285,000
|
136,000
|
48%
|
|
||||
East of England
|
293,000
|
150,000
|
51%
|
|
||||
London
|
415,000
|
180,000
|
44%
|
|
||||
South East
|
417,000
|
218,000
|
52%
|
|
||||
South West
|
259,000
|
137,000
|
53%
|
|
||||
Wales
|
169,000
|
97,000
|
57%
|
|
||||
UK
|
3,410,000
|
1,764,000
|
52%
|
|
||||
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