Research Proposal
Effects on Employees Health Due To Change in Work Hours
Abstract
Society, as a whole, is at risk of health problems when abnormally long work hours are introduced in the work place. Therefore, there is a need to carry out more in-depth studies to determine the impact of longer hours and drastic scheduling changes on employees and to investigate their claims of being overworked. This research will look at the effect of long working hours on employees belonging to different industries, different types of organizations and employees in different situations. The study will also study the impact of gender, pay scale and age and examine whether it affects the impact. The sample size will be 15 and stratified random sampling will be used to collect the data. The analysis will be done using 95% confidence levels. This is a true experiment as it meets the conditions of one given that it is being conducted in a controlled environment with independent and dependent variables. Through this controlled environment, in which all aspects of the experiment are the same except for the working hours, the study exhibits internal validity. Conversely, the study also shows characteristics of external validity as the impact of longer working hours, and the effect of this on employees, can be generalized in additional industries and to the entire population. The responsibilities of human studies are shared between the researchers, the other people involved in the study and IRB (Institutional Review Board). Overall, we hope this study finds the understanding of the impact of longer working hours on employees’ health. Current Situation
It is management’s prerogative to change working hours and within the provisions of law. The working hour changes will not involve a change in conditions of service. With rising unemployment rates, people are lucky to have a job and studies indicate that “annual hours have risen 53% since 1975 and people are now
Abstract
Society, as a whole, is at risk of health problems when abnormally long work hours are introduced in the work place. Therefore, there is a need to carry out more in-depth studies to determine the impact of longer hours and drastic scheduling changes on employees and to investigate their claims of being overworked. This research will look at the effect of long working hours on employees belonging to different industries, different types of organizations and employees in different situations. The study will also study the impact of gender, pay scale and age and examine whether it affects the impact. The sample size will be 15 and stratified random sampling will be used to collect the data. The analysis will be done using 95% confidence levels. This is a true experiment as it meets the conditions of one given that it is being conducted in a controlled environment with independent and dependent variables. Through this controlled environment, in which all aspects of the experiment are the same except for the working hours, the study exhibits internal validity. Conversely, the study also shows characteristics of external validity as the impact of longer working hours, and the effect of this on employees, can be generalized in additional industries and to the entire population. The responsibilities of human studies are shared between the researchers, the other people involved in the study and IRB (Institutional Review Board). Overall, we hope this study finds the understanding of the impact of longer working hours on employees’ health. Current Situation
It is management’s prerogative to change working hours and within the provisions of law. The working hour changes will not involve a change in conditions of service. With rising unemployment rates, people are lucky to have a job and studies indicate that “annual hours have risen 53% since 1975 and people are now