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This would cost you more than it pays
A fixed early-riser body clock, nowhere to sleep in daylight and a rotating rota is the combination that makes people ill rather than better off. The premium exists precisely because these hours are hard to fill.
If money is the driver, compare it against overtime in day work first. The premium is rarely as large as it looks once you account for the hours it actually applies to.
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