Overwork

Working 52+ hours a week may physically change your brain, warns new study

New research links 52+ hour work weeks to brain changes affecting memory, decision-making and emotional regulation in healthcare worker

Productivity falls after 8 hours, work-life balance vital: Adar Poonawalla

Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla opposes long workweeks, and stresses work-life balance for productivity. He says human efficiency drops after eight hours

'We would not do that': ITC boss Sanjiv Puri on '90-hour workweek' debate

ITC Ltd chairman Sanjiv Puri, in an interview, firmly opposed the notion of mandating excessive working hours

'Genuinely cares for his team': L&T HR on chairman's 90-hr workweek remark

L&T HR defends chairman SN Subrahmanyan's 90-hour workweek comments, stating they were 'misinterpreted' and 'taken out of context,' amid widespread backlash

Who works the most? Countries with the longest weekly hours ranked

L&T chairman's controversial statement has reignited concerns about excessive working hours, their impact on health, and the sustainability of such practices in the modern workplace

Are 100-hr workweeks worth it? Edelweiss CEO Radhika Gupta shares her story

Edelweiss CEO Radhika Gupta has shared 5 vital lessons on work-life balance, debunking 100-hour workweeks and emphasising sustainable success and personal well-being

Why L&T chairman's 'work on Sundays' is problematic for overworked India

L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan's idea of a 90-hour workweek has sparked backlash as India's overworked employees battle burnout, health risks, and missed family time

Celebrities, leaders blast L&T over chairman's 'work on Sundays' remark

L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan's controversial call for working Sundays, featuring a misogynistic joke, sparked backlash from figures like Deepika Padukone, Harsh Goenka

Japan's new workforce prioritises work-life balance, decline in 'Karoshi'

Japan's annual working hours have dropped from 1,839 in 2000 to 1,626 by 2022, a decrease of 11.6 per cent, with younger workers driving the trend

'A big pressure cooker': Zoho CEO calls out the stress fest at Indian cos

Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu called for a much-needed shift towards healthier, balanced workplaces that can thrive in the long run

Grievances unreported: Why many companies show zero employee complaints

According to recent data, 944 companies in India reported no health and safety complaints, and 920 companies disclosed no complaints about working conditions

Woman bank employee collapses, dies in Lucknow; co-workers claim stress

A woman employee collapsed and died at a private bank in the Vibhuti Khand area here, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday. The cause of the woman's death is yet to be ascertained, they said. "Sadaf Fatima (40) worked with a private bank. On Tuesday, she collapsed in the office. Her co-workers rushed her to a nearby government hospital where doctors pronounced her dead," said Station House Office (SHO), Vibhuti Khand, Sunil Kumar Singh. The body was sent for post-mortem examination. "The family members of the deceased have not filed any complaint in the matter. Further action will be taken based on the findings of the post-mortem," Singh said. A relative of Fatima told reporters that she was the sole breadwinner of her family. Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said the news of the woman employee's death was very worrisome as such incidents raise questions about the working conditions in various organisations. "Such news is a symbol of the curren

EY employee death: Young Indian women work 55 hrs weekly, highest globally

Indian women employed in information and communication sectors, such as IT and journalism, work an average of 56.5 hours per week, reveals ILO data

India among top overworked nations, 51% employees work 49+ hours a week

A staggering 51% of India's workforce logs more than 49 hours weekly, positioning India second in the world for extended working hours, said the ILO report

The art of managing busyness

Slow Productivity is Newport's eighth book; he is also a professor of computer science at Georgetown and a contributing writer at The New Yorker

CEO's death stirs debate about techies' 70-hour work weeks

When Chunyu was founded, the company required a so-called "996 schedule" -Chinese slang for working from 9 am to 9 pm six days a week