July 29, 2003

Around the clock blues
Posted by deisenhart@bostonworks.com">Douglas Eisenhart at 1:47 PM -

From "Out in the Field", our weekly compendium of employment stats and trends in BostonWorks in the Sunday Globe:

US companies with around-the-clock operations are losing $206 billion per year, according to a new study.

The study by Circadian Technologies Inc., a Lexington consulting firm, found that companies with 24-7 operations have lower unit costs and shorter supply chains than traditional firms. They also have more job-related injuries, higher healthcare costs, greater employee turnover, and lower productivity, said the report.

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