shiftwork

Etymology

From shift + work.

shiftwork means scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

noun

Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation, usually, with a system of three eight-hour shifts: first shift, second shift, and third shift.