‘People deserve to have certainty’: the growing push for ‘roster justice’

Experts say high levels of work-time insecurity – not being able to predict when you will be working – can profoundly impact a person’s health and wellbeing. Photograph: Wavebreakmedia/Alamy

Alex* loves his job. It’s an interesting workplace filled with interesting people. He is so committed, he has an app on his phone with a credo outlining values the company expects its employees to uphold.

The only issue is that Alex, who asked his real name not be used, feels as if he is always on-call and what he says is unpredictable rostering means he can never be sure when he is working.