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| ‘Long working hours can lead to premature death,’ UN warns as offices prepare for post-Covid changes | ‘Long working hours can lead to premature death,’ UN warns as offices prepare for post-Covid changes |
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| The UN has warned that working more than 55 hours a week can lead to premature death from heart disease and stroke, urging companies to avoid “blurring the boundaries between home and work” as they adapt to a post-Covid-19 world. | The UN has warned that working more than 55 hours a week can lead to premature death from heart disease and stroke, urging companies to avoid “blurring the boundaries between home and work” as they adapt to a post-Covid-19 world. |
| The United Nations (UN) analysis, conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labor Organization (ILO), found that “working 55 hours or more per week is a serious health hazard,” compared with a normal 35 to 40 hour week. | The United Nations (UN) analysis, conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labor Organization (ILO), found that “working 55 hours or more per week is a serious health hazard,” compared with a normal 35 to 40 hour week. |
| The report’s findings laid out how individuals who worked for a longer period of time had a 35% increase in the risk of having a stroke and were 17% more likely to experience heart disease. | The report’s findings laid out how individuals who worked for a longer period of time had a 35% increase in the risk of having a stroke and were 17% more likely to experience heart disease. |
| While teleworking can provide the positive benefit of increased flexibility, it can also result in “blurring the boundaries between home and work,” causing people to “end up working longer hours.” | While teleworking can provide the positive benefit of increased flexibility, it can also result in “blurring the boundaries between home and work,” causing people to “end up working longer hours.” |
| WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said companies need to prepare to make adjustments post-coronavirus to ensure that those still on the payroll aren’t expected to work increased hours, as companies need to “protect the health of workers.” | WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said companies need to prepare to make adjustments post-coronavirus to ensure that those still on the payroll aren’t expected to work increased hours, as companies need to “protect the health of workers.” |
| “It’s time that we all – governments, employers, and employees – wake up to the fact that long working hours can lead to premature death,” said Maria Neira, the director of the WHO’s environment, climate change and health department. | “It’s time that we all – governments, employers, and employees – wake up to the fact that long working hours can lead to premature death,” said Maria Neira, the director of the WHO’s environment, climate change and health department. |
| In just one of the years covered in the study, 2016, the WHO and ILO estimated that 398,000 died from a stroke and 347,000 passed away from heart disease after working for 55 or more hours a week. | In just one of the years covered in the study, 2016, the WHO and ILO estimated that 398,000 died from a stroke and 347,000 passed away from heart disease after working for 55 or more hours a week. |
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