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  2. Shift plan - Wikipedia

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    The shift plan, rota or roster (esp. British) is the central component of a shift schedule in shift work. [1] The schedule includes considerations of shift overlap, shift change times and alignment with the clock, vacation, training, shift differentials, holidays, etc.

  3. Shift work - Wikipedia

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    Shift work increases the risk for the development of many disorders. Shift work sleep disorder is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder characterized by insomnia, excessive sleepiness, or both. Shift work is considered essential for the diagnosis. [9] The risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 is increased in shift workers, especially men.

  4. Schedule (workplace) - Wikipedia

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    A schedule, often called a rota or a roster, is a list of employees, and associated information e.g. location, department, working times, responsibilities for a given time period e.g. week, month or sports season. A schedule is necessary for the day-to-day operation of many businesses e.g. retail store, manufacturing facility and some offices.

  5. Dog training - Wikipedia

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    A dog trainer with the United States Navy, which primarily trains using positive reinforcement. [1] [2]Dog training is a kind of animal training, the application of behavior analysis which uses the environmental events of antecedents (trigger for a behavior) and consequences to modify the dog behavior, either for it to assist in specific activities or undertake particular tasks, or for it to ...

  6. Assistance dog - Wikipedia

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    Assistance dogs can be trained by an organization, or by their handler. 'Assistance dog' is the internationally established term for a dog that provides assistance to a disabled person and is task-trained to help mitigate the handler's disability. In the United States, assistance dogs are also commonly referred to as 'service dogs'.

  7. Temporary work - Wikipedia

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    [18] [19] Work schedules are determined by assignment, which is determined by the agency and can last for an indeterminate period of time, extended to any point, and cut short. [18] Because the assignments are temporary, there is little incentive to provide benefits, and the pay is low in situations where there is a lot of labor flexibility.

  8. Service animal - Wikipedia

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    A service animal is an animal that has been trained to assist a disabled person. The animal needs to be individually trained to do tasks that directly relate to the handler's disability, which goes beyond the ordinary training that a pet receives [3][4] and the non-individualized training that a therapy dog receives.

  9. Flextime - Wikipedia

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    Flextime (also spelled flexitime or flex-time) is a flexible hours schedule that allows workers to alter their workday and adjust their start and finish times. [1] In contrast to traditional [2] work arrangements that require employees to work a standard 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. day, Flextime typically involves a "core" period of the day during which employees are required to be at work (e.g., between ...