Night worker assessments

Under the Working Time Regulations any employee who works at least three hours between 11pm and 6am on a regular basis is a night worker.

Certain health conditions may be affected by night work. For this reason the regulations require employers to make health assessments available to all night workers prior to undertaking night work and thereafter at 12 monthly intervals.

The initial health assessment is undertaken with the pre-employment medical screening when you joined the organisation. Future assessments are facilitated by completion of an online questionnaire. The online questionnaire can be accessed using a work or personal computer using the link on the next page.

You will be asked to complete a series of questions and depending on your responses you will either be cleared straightaway or referred to the occupational health advisor to discuss your responses in more detail. Your line manager will be notified of the overall result but not informed of your medical information without your consent.

Night Workers Portal Guidance (document)