Stressed And Overworked: 51% Of Indian Employees Work Over 49 Hours In A Week
6 months ago

Stressed And Overworked: 51% Of Indian Employees Work Over 49 Hours In A Week

ABP News  

India has become one of the most overworked countries in the world, with its workforce averaging some of the longest hours each week. Recent data from the International Labour Organization reveals that the average Indian employee puts in 46.7 hours weekly, ranking the nation among those with the highest working hours globally. Alarmingly, 51 per cent of India's workforce exceeds 49 hours each week, making it second in the world for prolonged working hours. While many countries report high average weekly working hours, India's standout feature is the substantial percentage of its workforce working over 49 hours. In contrast, highly developed countries such as Germany, Japan, and Singapore report significantly lower rates of excessive working hours, demonstrating that strong labour policies can effectively balance productivity and worker well-being.

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Ex-WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan reacts to 70–90-hour workweeks, says, ‘listen to your body’
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1 week, 6 days ago

Ex-WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan reacts to 70–90-hour workweeks, says, ‘listen to your body’

Live Mint  

Former WHO chief scientist and health ministry advisor, Soumya Swaminathan, emphasised the importance of listening to one's body and recognizing the need for rest, as continuous overwork can lead to burnout and decreased productivity. Here's what the Swaminathan said Swaminathan also highlighted that productivity is more dependent on the quality of work rather than the number of hours worked. Asked …

Forget 90-hour workweek debate, THIS agency boss convinces employees to STOP working at 7pm — ‘log off right now’
1 month, 1 week ago

Forget 90-hour workweek debate, THIS agency boss convinces employees to STOP working at 7pm — ‘log off right now’

Live Mint  

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Kerala government staff work fewer hours a week than most counterparts: Study
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala government staff work fewer hours a week than most counterparts: Study

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Amid debates over the 70-hour workweek propounded by Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and 90-hour workweek proposed by L&T CEO S N Subrahmanyan, a study by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister has found that government and local self-government employees in Kerala’s urban areas work 6 hours a day, or 36 hours per week, on an average. Employees …

12 hours at the job? Is India mulling increasing working hours to 70 or 90 per week?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

12 hours at the job? Is India mulling increasing working hours to 70 or 90 per week?

Firstpost  

The workweek debate in India continues. Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje said, “No such proposal to increase the maximum working hours to 70 or 90 hours a week is under consideration of the government.” Currently, the average working hours in the country are 46.7 per week, as per the International Labour Organisation. As per the existing …

12 hours at the job? Is India mulling increasing working hours to 70 or 90 per week?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

12 hours at the job? Is India mulling increasing working hours to 70 or 90 per week?

Firstpost  

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90-hour work week debate: Here’s how India compares with US, UK, Germany and other countries on average working hours
1 month, 3 weeks ago

90-hour work week debate: Here’s how India compares with US, UK, Germany and other countries on average working hours

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90-hour work week debate: According to the Economic Survey 2025-26 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, January 31 ahead of the Union Budget 2025, India has tied with Germany, Vietnam, and UK in terms of the average weekly working hours at the highest level of 48 hours. D-Street analysts and industry experts have picked sides for or against …

Work longer or smarter? India debates L&T chief's '90-hour' work-week
2 months, 1 week ago

Work longer or smarter? India debates L&T chief's '90-hour' work-week

India Today  

Larsen & Toubro chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan’s suggestion that employees work 90 hours a week, and even on Sundays, went viral on social media. Over 51 per cent of Indian employees work more than 49 hours a week—that’s nearly 10 hours daily in a five-day work-week. https://x.com/hcmariwala/status/1877360308035137863 And Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group, underlined the complementary relationship between personal …

90-hour work week? No, it will not lead to higher productivity
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2 months, 1 week ago

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A viral video featuring Larsen & Toubro Chairman S.N. The current Indian labour laws mandate that work hours should not exceed nine hours per day, including a rest period of half an hour. Diminishing returns Traditionally, the ‘grind’ or the ‘hustle’ culture has been glorified–in India as part of nation-building–but research shows long work hours may not lead to higher …

How long is a ‘long work week’? Is India among the most overworked nations? L&T chairman sparks debate
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How long is a ‘long work week’? Is India among the most overworked nations? L&T chairman sparks debate

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Larsen & Toubro Chairman SN Subrahmanyan sparked an online debate by asking, "How long can you stare at your wife?" The ILO's 2023 report on ‘Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World’ defined "long hours of work" as regularly working more than 48 hours per week. While India's position was slightly better than Pakistan, which ranked 12th, the situation …

Long hours do not guarantee higher productivity
2 months, 1 week ago

Long hours do not guarantee higher productivity

Deccan Chronicle  

This is not the first time that industry leaders had to suffer social media backlash for their comments on long work hours. Discussions on exhaustive and toxic work environments and the need for proper work-life balance once again came to the fore.While Murthy urged for a 70-hour week and Subrahmanyam for a 90-hour week, International Labour Organisation in a report …

‘Penalise if...’: MP writes to labour minister as L&T Chairman’s 90-hour-work-week remark sparks outrage
2 months, 1 week ago

‘Penalise if...’: MP writes to labour minister as L&T Chairman’s 90-hour-work-week remark sparks outrage

Live Mint  

90-hour-work-week: Following L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan’s comments suggesting employees work for 90 hours in a week, CPIML MP Raja Ram Singh wrote to Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday, urging him to penalise any violations of laws regarding working hours in offices. CPIML leader Singh urged the Union minister to initiate measures to ensure strict enforcement of laws governing working …

Ex-Amazon employee’s post on Bengaluru tech team sparks debate as India ranks highest in work week duration heatmap
3 months ago

Ex-Amazon employee’s post on Bengaluru tech team sparks debate as India ranks highest in work week duration heatmap

Live Mint  

Amid ongoing debate over the work culture and long working hours, former senior manager at Amazon, Adam Broda, on Saturday shared a LinkedIn post about the technical team based in Bengaluru and said that most of them were happy to work for 60-plus hours a week. “At Amazon I worked hard; some weeks I’d work 60+ hrs - but never …

Limiting monetisable time and country’s prosperity...: Economic Survey 2024 on extended working hours in India
8 months ago

Limiting monetisable time and country’s prosperity...: Economic Survey 2024 on extended working hours in India

Live Mint  

The Economic Survey 2024, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Monday, July 22, revealed that many countries offer more flexibility in office working hours and allow for more overtime compared to India. The survey compares the working hours of India with countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam, with 11 and 12 hours, respectively. The survey also states …

Should Indians work longer hours?
1 year, 4 months ago

Should Indians work longer hours?

The Hindu  

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy recently said that young Indians should work 70 hours a week in order to compete with countries like China. Anamitra Roy Chowdhury: Working 14 hours a day for five days, or 11.5 for six days, doesn’t account for travel, which may add another two hours. While Germans and the Japanese worked longer hours after World War …

The problem with the ‘70 hours a week’ line
1 year, 4 months ago

The problem with the ‘70 hours a week’ line

The Hindu  

The startling comment by Infosys co-founder N.R. Third, Mr. Narayana Murthy’s 70-hour week proposal violates international labour standards, the International Labour Organization’s Decent Work Agenda and its Fundamental Conventions that lay down the working hours in order to ensure that women and men get decent and productive work. Working hours in the advanced world Contrary to Mr. Narayana Murthy’s argument, …

In Graphics | Which countries have the longest and shortest workweek? Where does India stand?
1 year, 4 months ago

In Graphics | Which countries have the longest and shortest workweek? Where does India stand?

Firstpost  

Days after Infosys founder Narayana Murthy pitched for a 70-hour workweek, the debate on productivity continues. Here’s a look at which countries have the longest and shortest work hours Late last week, Infosys founder Narayana Murthy stirred a debate when he urged youngsters in India to work 70 hours a week, in order to increase India’s productivity. Netizens slammed the …

Putting Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s ‘70-hour work week’ idea into perspective | Data
1 year, 4 months ago

Putting Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s ‘70-hour work week’ idea into perspective | Data

The Hindu  

Narayana Murthy recently said that young Indians must work for 70 hours a week. A comparison of annual working hours per worker and labour productivity in India, Germany and Japan is presented in Chart 2. The chart shows that the average annual working hours of Germans and the Japanese peaked after the war at about 2,200 hours to 2,400 hours …

Why Narayana Murthy is wrong about the 70-hour work week
1 year, 4 months ago

Why Narayana Murthy is wrong about the 70-hour work week

The Hindu  

Narayana Murthy sparked a debate last week by urging young Indians to work 70 hours per week, which translates to about 12 hours of work per day assuming a 6-day work week, to develop the country. However, the tech billionaire wrongly attributes India’s low worker productivity to the number of hours worked by Indians when the real problem lies elsewhere. …

Work Less, Get More: Are work days getting shorter?
1 year, 7 months ago

Work Less, Get More: Are work days getting shorter?

Firstpost  

A smaller number of employees are working overtime hours, and the length of the typical workday has decreased by 37 minutes in 2022, according to a new study. A smaller number of employees are working overtime hours, and the length of the typical workday has decreased by 37 minutes in the last year, according to a new study. Workers in …

ILO to come up with India-specific report on working hours
1 year, 10 months ago

ILO to come up with India-specific report on working hours

Live Mint  

As many states are opting to increase the working hours from 8 hours to 12 hours in India, International Labour Organisation will soon come up with its report reviewing the working hours and work schedules prevalent in the country. According to an Economic Times report, ILO is reviewing the working hours and work schedules of people in India and will …

Chile cuts work week to 40 hrs: Which countries have the longest work hours?
1 year, 11 months ago

Chile cuts work week to 40 hrs: Which countries have the longest work hours?

Firstpost  

Chile has approved legislation that cuts the work week from 45 hours to 40 hours. The International Labour Organization statistics reveal that countries like Mauritania, Egypt, Gambia, Qatar, and Burkina Faso have the world’s longest work week Chile on Tuesday approved a bill reducing its work week from 45 to 40 hours. Once signed, the law will take effect in …

How long do people work in a week around the world?
3 years, 3 months ago

How long do people work in a week around the world?

India Today  

UAE recently announced the decision to transition into a 4-and-a-half-day work week from January 1, 2022. Here, we take a look at how long people work around the world. Industry type is a big factor in how long people work in a typical work week in countries around the world. It has also been seen that countries with shorter work …

Longest Hours, Least Wages, No Leisure: ILO Report Reveals India's Non-Existent Work-Life Balance
4 years ago

Longest Hours, Least Wages, No Leisure: ILO Report Reveals India's Non-Existent Work-Life Balance

News 18  

According to a report by International Labour Organization, Indians are among the most overworked workers globally while earning the lowest minimum statutory wage in the Asia-Pacific region, barring Bangladesh. In rural India, while self-employed men work 48 hours, women spend 37 hours working in a week. As for casual labour, rural men work for 45 hours per week, and women …

Indians Work Longest, Earn Least, With No Leisure: ILO Report
4 years ago

Indians Work Longest, Earn Least, With No Leisure: ILO Report

The Quint  

The report further reveals that an average worker works 46 hours a week in China, 36 hours in the United Kingdom, 37 hours in the United States and 36 hours in Israel. As for casual labour, rural men work for 45 hours per week,and women spend 39 hours working. In urban areas, self-employed men work 55 hours per week, while …

Indian workers work longest, earn the least
4 years, 1 month ago

Indian workers work longest, earn the least

Live Mint  

For white collar workers who have made an easy transition to working from home, the prospect of a four-day work week, as proposed by India’s new labour codes, created some excitement recently. Within India, it is the better-paid workers in cities who tend to work longer than their rural counterparts, data from the 2018-19 Periodic Labour Force Survey shows. The …

Working more doesn't always mean more output, according to these researchers
4 years, 2 months ago

Working more doesn't always mean more output, according to these researchers

ABC  

In many ways, working too much was not a bad problem to have in 2020, when you consider the 1 million Australians who were out of work. Key points: A study by global accountancy software company QuickBooks found a correlation between a shorter work week and higher productivity The authors found Australians work 34.6 hours a week on average, assuming …

Vanuatu High Commissioner investigates 'substantial' pay and welfare issues of seasonal workers in Queensland
4 years, 4 months ago

Vanuatu High Commissioner investigates 'substantial' pay and welfare issues of seasonal workers in Queensland

ABC  

Problems surrounding wages and conditions for seasonal workers in the horticulture industry must be fixed to stop them from absconding, according to Vanuatu's High Commissioner. Key points: Pacific Island workers are absconding from their approved employers in Queensland to earn more money If a worker leaves their approved employer, the consequences of their visa status are unclear 22,000 Pacific Island …

Which country works the longest hours?
6 years, 10 months ago

Which country works the longest hours?

BBC  

Which country works the longest hours? South Korea has currently longer working hours than any other developed country: an average 2,069 hours per year, per worker, according to 2016 data compiled by the OECD. According to ILO's most recent figures, Asia is a continent where more people work the longest hours: most of the countries have no universal national limit …

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