?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+impact+of+night+shift+work+on+health+and+social+life+among+technical+employees+in+Global+Rail+Malaysia+Sdn+Bhd+and+Rapid+Rail+Sdn+Bhd+in+MRT+Kajang+line&rft.creator=Badrul+Hisham+Bahari%2C+&rft.subject=HF5549.5+Personnel+management&rft.subject=T+Technology+(General)&rft.description=Shift+work+is+considered+necessary+especially+to+industries+that+provides+24%2F7+services+to+the%0D%0Acommunity.+In+particular%2C+night+shift+can+have+negative+impact+on+health+and+well-being+of+the%0D%0Aemployees+as+it+can+cause+disturbance+of+the+normal+circadian+rhythms%2C+causing+significant%0D%0Aalterations+of+sleep+and+biological+functions+including+disturbances+to+eating+habits%2C+which+in%0D%0Along+run+can+increase+the+risk+of+hypertension%2C+diabetes+and+obesity.+Employees+working+on%0D%0Anight+shift+have+more+difficulties+to+lead+a+healthy+social+life+with+many+of+them+found+difficult%0D%0Ato+be+there+for+their+families+especially+when+it+comes+to+social+gatherings+among+family%0D%0Amembers.+After+some+time%2C+this+will+affect+the+marital+relationship%2C+care+of+children+and+social%0D%0Acontacts.+The+aim+of+this+paper+is+to+analyse+whether+the+night+shift+work+has+any+impact+on+the%0D%0Ahealth+and+social+life+of+technical+employees+in+Global+Rail+Sdn+Bhd+and+Rapid+Rail+Sdn+Bhd%0D%0Ain+MRT+Kajang+Line.+To+analyse+the+data+in+this+study%2C+SPSS+Statistics+21+was+used.+The%0D%0Afindings+conclude+that+night+shift+has+significant+influence+to+sleep+deprivation+and+obesity%0D%0Aamong+the+respondents.+This+study+could+help+the+MRT+or+rail+industry+in+designing+policies%0D%0Aand+creating+cultures+that+could+encourage+their+employees+to+lead+a+better+healthy+lifestyle+and%0D%0Ahealth+regime+so+that+the+night+shift+does+not+lead+to+negative+impact+to+the+employees%E2%80%99+health%0D%0Aand+social+life.+(Abstract+by+author)&rft.publisher=Open+University+Malaysia&rft.date=2021&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F1441%2F1%2Flibrary-document-1441.pdf&rft.identifier=++Badrul+Hisham+Bahari%2C+++(2021)+The+impact+of+night+shift+work+on+health+and+social+life+among+technical+employees+in+Global+Rail+Malaysia+Sdn+Bhd+and+Rapid+Rail+Sdn+Bhd+in+MRT+Kajang+line.++Open+University+Malaysia.++++(Submitted)++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.oum.edu.my%2Frepository%2F1441%2F