Fly in, stress out for workers

SYDNEY - Workers who are employed on a fly-in, fly-out basis become less engaged and more stressed over the course of their work cycle, Australian researchers have found.

The study, published by Deakin University on Wednesday, surveyed a group of so-called FIFO workers over a number of months every three days while they were on site to assess their emotional condition.

Researchers found that working on a FIFO basis can have significant emotional impacts on the workers.