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A recent government survey presented a worrying finding regarding workplace mobility. This was said in the survey.
Salaried employees work significantly more hours per week than their casual and self-employed peers, especially in the corporate sector. The Periodic Labor Force Survey (PLFS) for July 2023 to June 2024 indicates that regular wage earners worked an average of 48.2 hours per week. In contrast, casual workers and those who are self-employed work fewer than 40 hours on average. The constant pace and increased pressure in modern workplaces leaves many employees exhausted. Meanwhile, casual workers and the self-employed, although working hours are shorter, face economic stress, including income irregularity. However, the self-employed enjoy flexibility in setting their hours.
Far from being mere statistics, this disparity underlines the intense corporate culture faced by salaried employees, characterized by tight deadlines, high performance expectations, and constant pressure for productivity. Long hours translate into about nine hours of work per day in a five-day work week for the typical corporate employee. Or if their work week increases to six days, this number of working hours changes to approximately eight hours. Although some HR experts argue, these time commitments are not inherently excessive. Others emphasize that the overall work environment significantly contributes to employee stress levels. Notably, the urgency of the conversation on working hours and employee health has intensified after the death of a 26-year-old employee of Unstedt & Young in Pune. Which is related to heavy work related stress. The young worker's death has sparked a nationwide debate about the impact long working hours and high pressure can have on workers' well-being.