Work Hours

No weekly off, more than 8-hour shifts: What makes India's police force bitter and angry

Police atrocities and bad behaviour with citizens is something rampant in our country, cutting across states. And a new study reveals that their long working hours are to be blamed for this.

The 9 to 5 job: What will you do to get it back?

Corporate life is no longer the 9-to-5 affair it was assumed to be. Well, the '9' still stands there unflinchingly, but the '5' has metamorphosised into a rather flexible range.

It's official: FB, Twitter at work affects productivity, says study

Use of online social media for personal purposes during working hours can have a negative effect on work performance and the well-being of organisations.

Working for more than 55 hours a week can trigger diabetes

People engaged in manual work or other low socio-economic status jobs for more than 55 hours per week doing have a 30 percent greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, warns a new study.

Carlos Slim wants a 3-day week. It won't work for India, but we need to get off our 6-day treadmill

Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, wants a three-day week. It can't work for India, but we do need to move out of our six-day week culture of long theoretical work hours and low productivity