Shift Project research was featured in a recent United Nations report, “The Burnout Economy: Poverty and Mental Health.” Drawing on Danny Schneider and Kristen Harknett’s research on the links between scheduling instability and worker distress, the report details how low-income and precarious labor are global threats to mental well-being. To address this problem, the report recommends that governments prioritize worker welfare and center antipoverty initiatives in their campaigns to improve mental health.
