Businesses, employees and consumers are all perpetuating the move towards a 24/7 economy, and inevitably there are winners and losers. The Future Foundation research found that it was the affluent who benefit most. A third of consumers who consumed services between the hours of 6 p.m. And 9 a.m. had a household income of 46,000 or more. Only a fifth of those with an income of 10,430 or less participated. But the flip side of a vibrant night-time economy is an army of low-paid staff, many working for little above the minimum wage, often trying to juggle multiple part-time jobs with study or looking after children.