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Table 2 Work shift and male workers’ working hours

From: Workers' load and job-related stress after a reform and work system change in a hospital kitchen in Japan

 

Pre (2006)

Post (2008)

Work shift

 Full-time workers

  Early morning shift

5:30–13:40

5:10–13:00a

  Daytime shift

8:50–17:00

8:50–17:00

  Late shift

11:00–18:00

11:00–19:10b

 Part-time workers

  Early morning shift

5:30–10:40

5:00–10:20a

  Morning shift

6:00–12:00

6:00–12:00

  Daytime shift

8:50–17:00

8:50–17:00

  Late shift

13:15–20:15

13:15–20:15

Working hours rate/male cook (9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.)c

 Cooking (%)

72.3

50.0

 Dish preparation using conveyor (%)

24.4

32.2

 Wagon operation (%)

0.0

17.8

 Others (%)d

3.3

0.0

  1. aStart time became earlier
  2. bFinish time became later
  3. c30 s interval snap-reading method
  4. dOthers: meeting, recording and rest