{
  "id": 17208284,
  "title": "Productivity: Why companies should let their employees sleep in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/leistungsfahigkeit-warum-firmen-ihre-mitarbeiter-ausschlafen-lassen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/karriere/arbeitszeit-welche-wirkungen-hat-ihr-biorhythmus-auf-ihre-produktivitaet/100231866.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Germany, the typical working hours of 9am to 5pm often clash with people's natural biological rhythms, leading to problems such as poor sleep and decreased productivity. Research by chronobiologists like Till Roenneberg and Camilla Kring shows that ignoring one's internal clock can have negative effects on health, including obesity, diabetes, and mental problems. Companies can improve working conditions by taking into account employees' chronotypes, or internal clocks, and adjusting work schedules accordingly. By doing so, they can increase productivity, creativity, and job satisfaction, and reduce errors and stress.",
  "summary": "The internal clock has a significant impact on productivity. Nevertheless, many people work against their own rhythm. How can this be prevented?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}