Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has issued an order mandating private hospitals to implement a unified shift system for all categories of employees, including nurses , irrespective of the number of beds.

The directive, issued by the Department of Employment and Skills, is expected to be a solace to hundreds of workers in the private health sector.

The order, dated October 18, was issued amending a previous order allowing the implementation of the 3-shift system for employees of private hospitals with more than 100 beds in the state, news agency PTI reported.

A copy of the order was shared with the media on Tuesday.

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