The Impact of Working at Night on Employee's Health: A Case Study for It Company in Cyberjaya

  • Shahadan Bin Man Islamic Science University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Keywords: Work at night, health conditions, increase of medical leave, health quality

Abstract

Working at night has been an associate IT worker in Malaysia. The work at night negatively impacts the people who might ignore it from the long-term perspective. This study investigates the association between working at night with medical leave (health condition) among workers. The study also to gain the relationship between the Al-Quran on working at day and get rest at night.

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2021-12-10
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