Precarious work in elderly care – split shifts and their impact on staff

This postdoctoral project, funded by Forte, explores how split shifts affect assistant nurses working in elderly care.

Split shifts – where the working day is divided into two separate parts with a long break in between – are common in the Swedish care sector. However, there is still limited knowledge about how this way of working affects staff. The project focuses on how split shifts influence the balance between work and personal life when working hours are broken up.