Economic Survey warns against long working hours

INDIA INC still debates over the 70-90-hour workweek proposal, but the Economic Survey has finally put an end to this by citing a study that documented adverse health effects if employees' work hours exceed 55-60 per week.

- UMA KANNAN @Bengaluru

"Spending long hours at one's desk is equally detrimental to mental well-being. Individuals who spend 12 or more hours at a desk have distressed/struggling levels of mental well-being, with a mental well-being score nearly 100 points lower than those who spend less than or equal to two hours at a desk," the survey cites the Sapien Labs Centre for Human Brain and Mind study. Recently, Larsen & Toubro chairman SN Subrahmanyan spoke about a 90-hour work week.