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Stop Work: How an Indian tech firm is pushing staff to go home on time
SoftGrid Computers – a tech start-up based in Indore — has begun using a software that reminds staff when their shift is up. It warns them that ‘the office system will shut down in 10 minutes’, and asks them to ‘please go home’. The move is to encourage a better work-life balance
The measure comes amid an increased focus on and research into the adverse effect of long working hours on the health and relationships of employees across the world. The World Health Organization, for example, warned in 2021 that working 55 or more hours a week can lead to a 35 per cent higher risk of stroke, and a 17 per cent higher risk of dying from heart disease."The thought behind this is providing employees a good work-life balance so that they can spend time with their families and loved ones," Chief Executive Ajay Golani told Reuters partner ANI.The pop-up created a social media buzz recently when an employee, Tanvi Khandelwal, shared a picture of the warning on a company desktop."They put this special reminder, which locks my desktop after business hours and issues a warning," Khandelwal shared on LinkedIn a week ago. Her post has since received nearly 400,000 likes. "NO MORE CALLS AND MAILS OUTSIDE OF BUSINESS HOURS!! Isn't this fantastic?"Kritika Dubey, one of 40 people employed at the company, told ANI that the pop-up helped her leave on time and fulfil other responsibilities at home.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
First Published:Feb 22, 2023, 10:46:14 IST
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Military drones & police check-ups: How Sri Lanka is fighting against worst dengue outbreak in a decade
Sri Lanka is fighting its most severe dengue outbreak in nearly a decade, with infections rising sharply across the nation. Military drones have been deployed to tackle the outbreak, which has claimed 56 lives. Health officials said the outbreak is being driven primarily by the DENV-2 variant of the virus
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How Facebook job ad lured 2 Karnataka men into Myanmar cyber scam camp
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Why is India seeing 95% cloud cover despite a Super El Niño?
India is witnessing nearly 95 per cent cloud cover despite a Super El Niño, a climate event usually linked to weaker monsoons. Regional weather systems, cyclonic circulations, the monsoon trough and moisture from two seas are temporarily overpowering one of the world's strongest climate phenomena
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What is CJP’s fourth demand to the government as protests in Delhi intensify?
The protest by the Cockroach Janta Party at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar refuses to die down. The group have made a fourth demand to the Centre, asking that no FIRs are filed against the agitators and that no legal action be taken. The government has expressed willingness to speak to the protesters, but refused to accede on the resignation of Education Minister Dharmandra Pradhan
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The new geography of war: Why the Houthis can no longer be ignored
The rise of the Houthis marks the emergence of a new geography of war — one in which influence flows not only from capitals and conventional armies, but also from rugged mountains overlooking vital sea lanes
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