A new study has revealed that workers doing the regular shift get more sleep than those working in night shifts. But for those working in night shifts, shifts that start after midnight are better as compared to other shifts.

The study, done by researchers from the Sleep and Performance Research Center at Washington State University Spokane, revealed that people who get the maximum amount of sleep started working at 9 a. m. or 2 p. m. This category of people also reported the minimum amount of on-the-job fatigue.

The study’s lead researcher, Angela Bowen, confirmed that the workers who started working between 8 p. m. and midnight reported poor sleep and had problem sleeping in the next 24 hours.

But people who started working after midnight reported significant decrease in the amount of fatigue, as compared to other workers whose shifts started before midnight.

The study found that workers whose shifts started after midnight got a chance to relax before starting their shift. This ensured that they arrived at their jobs in a better condition compared to the other workers.

While the workers who started working before midnight could not get adequate rest and the body’s natural cycle was also responsible for this problem.

The findings of the latest study were presented at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society conference in San Antonio, Texas.