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Schichtdienst

shift work

noun SHIKHT-deenst Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

rotating shift service

Usage Note

Schichtdienst denotes a work schedule organised in rotating shifts to maintain continuous operations. It is common in healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics. Employees in Schichtdienst receive compensatory allowances (Schichtzulagen).

Examples

"Pflegekräfte im Schichtdienst leiden häufiger an Schlafstörungen als Tagschichtmitarbeiter."

Natural Translation

Care workers doing shift work suffer more frequently from sleep disorders than day-shift employees.

Literal Translation

Care-workers in shift-service suffer more-often from sleep-disorders than day-shift-employees.

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