Governments and employers worldwide are set to face pressure for compensation and changes to working patterns following research suggesting night shift work may cause cancer.
Cancer patients’ groups, researchers and trade unions are studying evidence of the link after Denmark’s National Injuries Board approved compensation of up to DKr1m ($181,000, €134,000, £123,000) for 38 women who developed breast cancer after working one or more nights a week for at least 20 years.
