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Report
Employers & Leaders
State of the Night Shift · Issue 01
NightOwling’s industry-leading intelligence report on night shift work and the 24/7 economy, published twice a year. Issue 01 covers the events and developments of November 2025–August 2026, combining workforce analysis, new science, worker perspectives, and employer insights with industry deep dives into healthcare and manufacturing, the Support Gap Index, and forecasts for the next 6–12 months.
Brief
Employers & Leaders
Night Shift Workers
Understanding Night Work in Healthcare
Healthcare
Sleep & Recovery
Workplace Support
An industry brief on the realities of night work across healthcare. It connects the demands of continuous care with workers’ everyday experience and the conditions that help them recover and thrive.
Guide
Night Shift Workers
Your Guide to Working Nights in Healthcare
Family & Home Life
Fatigue & Alertness
Healthcare
A practical guide for people providing and supporting care overnight, with a flexible plan for managing the full work cycle and making room for recovery and life outside work.
Playbook
Employers & Leaders
Managers & Supervisors
A Playbook for Supporting Night Shift Teams in Healthcare
Healthcare
Manager Support
Measurement & Outcomes
A playbook for improving the experience of healthcare night teams, with six worksheets and a worked example to help leaders turn priorities into changes staff can use.
Brief
Employers & Leaders
Night Shift Workers
Understanding Night Work in Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Sleep & Recovery
Workplace Support
An industry brief on the realities of night work in manufacturing. It examines how overnight production shapes workers’ everyday experience, recovery, and life beyond the plant—and where employers can make a difference.
Guide
Night Shift Workers
Your Guide to Working Nights in Manufacturing
Family & Home Life
Fatigue & Alertness
Manufacturing
An essential guide to making night work in manufacturing more manageable, with a work-block plan for navigating real shifts, handling changes, and protecting recovery and life beyond the plant.
Playbook
Employers & Leaders
Managers & Supervisors
A Playbook for Supporting Night Shift Teams in Manufacturing
Manager Support
Manufacturing
Measurement & Outcomes
A playbook for improving the experience of manufacturing night teams, with five worksheets and a worked example to help leaders choose feasible changes and follow through.
Guide
Night Shift Workers
Your Guide to Caffeine and Energy on the Night Shift · A NightOwling Worker Guide
Caffeine & Energy
Fatigue & Alertness
A practical worker guide to caffeine timing, amounts, cutoffs, product labels, alertness strategies, the commute home, and protecting sleep after work.
Brief
Employers & Leaders
Night Shift Workers
Caffeine, Energy, and Alertness on the Night Shift
Caffeine & Energy
Fatigue & Alertness
An evidence-informed brief on why alertness changes overnight and how sleep, biological timing, workload, working conditions, health, and caffeine interact.
Guide
Employers & Leaders
How Employers Can Support Healthy Caffeine and Energy Practices for Night Shift Workers
Caffeine & Energy
Fatigue & Alertness
Safety & Risk
Employer guidance for treating caffeine as one optional alertness tool within a broader fatigue-management system.
Case Study
Employers & Leaders
Supporting Night Shift Personnel at the Juneau Police Department
Sleep & Recovery
Workplace Support
A closer look at the conditions shaping night shift work at the Juneau Police Department and how NightOwling approached the engagement.
Brief
Employers & Leaders
Workplace Practices That Support Family and Home Life While Strengthening Night Shift Teams
Family & Home Life
Manager Support
Workplace Support
Employer practices for making schedules, communication, recovery time, and support more workable for night-shift employees and their households.
Guide
Families & Supporters
Night Shift Workers
A Family and Friends Guide to Night Shift Work
Family & Home Life
Practical guidance for workers, families, partners, and friends on sleep, communication, responsibilities, recovery, and making time together.
Brief
Families & Supporters
Night Shift Workers
How Night Shift Work Affects Family and Home Life
Family & Home Life
A foundational brief on how night work shapes relationships, parenting, household responsibilities, recovery, and connection outside work.
Framework
Employers & Leaders
Night Shift Support Maturity Model
Measurement & Outcomes
Workplace Support
A four-level maturity model for assessing night-shift visibility, policies, targeted supports, work design, and organizational progress.
Guide
Employers & Leaders
How Employers Can Support Nutrition and Overnight Food Access
Food Access
Nutrition
Workplace Support
An employer guide to improving overnight food access and creating conditions that make practical, nourishing choices possible during night shifts.
Guide
Night Shift Workers
Your Guide to Eating Well on the Night Shift
Food Access
Nutrition
A practical worker guide for planning meals, snacks, hydration, and backup food around the hours, hunger, workload, and options available on real shifts.
Brief
Employers & Leaders
Night Shift Workers
Nutrition on the Night Shift
Food Access
Nutrition
An evidence-informed brief explaining the forces that shape eating overnight and the practical directions available to workers, households, and employers.
Guide
Night Shift Workers
Your Guide to Better Sleep and Recovery on the Night Shift
Sleep & Recovery
A practical worker guide for building, protecting, testing, and adjusting a sleep strategy around real shifts, commutes, responsibilities, and days off.
Brief
Employers & Leaders
Night Shift Workers
Understanding Sleep and Recovery on the Night Shift
Fatigue & Alertness
Sleep & Recovery
A foundational brief explaining why sleep can be harder after night work and how biological, workplace, household, and individual factors interact.
Guide
Employers & Leaders
How Employers Can Better Support Sleep and Recovery for Night Shift Staff
Manager Support
Scheduling & Staffing
Sleep & Recovery
An employer guide to schedules, policies, manager practices, and workplace supports that protect sleep and recovery for night shift employees.
Report
Employers & Leaders
State of the Night Shift · Issue 01
Healthcare
Manufacturing
State of the Night Shift
NightOwling’s industry-leading intelligence report on night shift work and the 24/7 economy, published twice a year. Issue 01 covers the events and developments of November 2025–August 2026, combining workforce analysis, new science, worker perspectives, and employer insights with industry deep dives into healthcare and manufacturing, the Support Gap Index, and forecasts for the next 6–12 months.
For employers and partners
Night shift support tailored to your organization
NightOwling helps organizations and employees manage the challenges of night and rotating shift work. Talk with us about a program that can include training, the NightOwling App, essential items, and custom resources like employee guides and employer playbooks tailored to your organization.
