Nightshift working cancer report may raise litigation risk

Law firm Eversheds has warned that employers must take the dangers of working night shifts seriously or risk a wave of compensation claims.

 

The advice follows a UN study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer which concluded that nightshift working raises the risk of breast cancer.

 

The UN study found that nurses and flight attendants involved in nightshift working over a period of 30 years had an increased risk of breast cancer.

 

As a result, the Danis... (246 more words)

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