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Updated on: Apr 2026
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Edelweiss CEO Radhika Gupta: Indian women have been working more than 70 hours
Industry

Edelweiss CEO Radhika Gupta: Indian women have been working more than 70 hours

Recently, an Indian multinational information technology company, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has suggested that Indian youngsters should work 70 hours a week. Narayana Murthy stated, “If we want to compete with the fastest growing countries like China and Japan, we need to boost up our work productivity.” “At the moment, India’s work productivity is very low. […]

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Samsung gives ‘One Friday Off’ each month to employees
Work Model

Samsung gives ‘One Friday Off’ each month to employees

A South Korean multinational electronics corporation, Samsung gives ‘One Friday Off’ each month to employees if they work more than 40 hours a week, the purpose to retain talent that increasingly values flexible work. The company will start giving benefits to its staff in South Korea to instill the value of work-life balance among young workers. Samsung currently […]

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AI will potentially impact 40% of your working hours
Technology

AI will potentially impact 40% of your working hours

New research from Accenture finds that generative AI and other rapidly evolving technologies are ushering in a bold new future for business as physical and digital worlds become inextricably linked. The Accenture Technology Vision 2023, “When Atoms Meet Bits: The Foundations of Our New Reality,” explores the technology trends underpinning the convergence of the physical and […]

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Labour and Employment Ministry updates Labour Codes
Labour Law

Labour and Employment Ministry updates Labour Codes

The Government has formulated four Labour Codes, namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, and published these Codes in the Official Gazette for general information. As a step towards implementation of the four Labour Codes, […]

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UK 100 firms backing 4-day work week
Work Model

UK 100 firms backing 4-day work week

A total of nearly 100 UK companies have signed for a permanent four-day working week scheme that allows employees to work four days instead of the traditional five without any impact on their compensation. These companies aim to change Britain’s approach to work and currently have nearly 2,600 employees. The employees are hoping that this […]

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Freshers to work 18 hours a day CEO’s advice: Facing Criticism
Industry

Freshers to work 18 hours a day CEO’s advice: Facing Criticism

Shantanu Deshpande, Founder and Chief Executive of Bombay Shaving Company, faced severe criticism on social media for his LinkedIn post on Tuesday that advised freshers to work 18 hours a day instead of looking for work-life balance and told them “don’t do random rona-dhona (cribbing)”. Deshpande wrote that when you are 22 and new in […]

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Key changes in working hours, salary, PF, annual leave July 1?
Labour Law

Key changes in working hours, salary, PF, annual leave July 1?

The four labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations and occupation safety, health, and working conditions are likely to be implemented from July 1, 2022. The long-awaited introduction of four labour codes was originally scheduled to happen at the beginning of the current fiscal year. The new wage code will impact working hours, 4-day week salary restructuring and […]

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UK tries out four days work week; will it be implemented in India?
Industry

UK tries out four days work week; will it be implemented in India?

After the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become a challenge for companies to shift to work from home and remote working models, and now the four-day work week model definitely will be a tough task to handle. The workers from various companies across the UK have started a four days work week from June 6 as […]

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