Work hours

Work hours

A 70-hour workweek won’t help India grow

A 70-hour workweek won’t help India grow

Indians do not need to work longer; they need to work smarter and more productively

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Customary naps, more holidays, less work pressure: Did our ancestors have better work weeks?

Workers are often pressured to work more hours than what the law allows, despite most countries having statutory working hour laws in place to protect them from being overworked. Photo: TBS

How the world of work is changing

Not as relaxing as a beautiful sunset.Photographer: Olezzo/iStockphoto

Less work is making people more unhappy

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Flexible working hours good for business: UN

Mouse will reduce workload

Mouse will reduce workload

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was speaking at the Wharton Future of Work Conference. Photo: Courtesy

People should not reply to late night emails, work after shift timing, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

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Five days a week in the office? It is better for everyone

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Over 3,000 UK workers to take part in 4-day week trial

A photo of International Labour Organizations flag (ILO) Photo: Collected

World lost 8.8% work hours to Covid-19 in 2020: ILO

Bangladesh lost 18.2bn work hours due to heat in 2019

Bangladesh lost 18.2bn work hours due to heat in 2019