Financial Times (October 3)
2013/ 10/ 04 by jd in Global News
“Not only does poor sleep dent productivity, it also causes impulsivity and poor decision-making, according to sleep researchers. Sleep deprivation has been indicated as a cause in 7.8 per cent of all the US Air Force’s Class A accidents, defined as costing $1m or more). Sleep-deprived US workers cost their employers $63bn in lost productivity, according to a 2011 Harvard Medical School study.”
Tags: Accidents, Decision-making, Employers, Harvard, Productivity, Researchers, Sleep deprivation, U.S., Workers