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Updated on: Apr 2026
OpenAI Floats Public Wealth Fund to Distribute Profits
Compensation

OpenAI Floats Public Wealth Fund to Distribute Profits

Apr 8, 2026

Loco Pilots Demand Work-Hour Cap, Citing IndiGo Fatigue Crisis

The crisis that gripped IndiGo following issues related to pilot fatigue and duty hour compliance ha...

Labour Law
Dec 9, 2025
Loco Pilots Demand Work-Hour Cap, Citing IndiGo Fatigue Crisis

Why Karnataka Proposed -Hour Work Day for IT Professionals?

In a move that has ignited intense discussions and drawn both praise and criticism, the Karnataka go...

Employment
Jul 30, 2024
Why Karnataka Proposed -Hour Work Day for IT Professionals?

Karnataka Plans for a -Hour Workday A Closer Look

Within days of the heated debate over job reservations for locals, Karnataka has found itself embroi...

Employment
Jul 22, 2024
Karnataka Plans for a -Hour Workday A Closer Look
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. […]

Oct 30, 2023
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 […]

Jun 16, 2023
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 […]

May 12, 2023
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, […]

Dec 14, 2022
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 […]

Nov 29, 2022
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 […]

Aug 31, 2022
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 […]

Jun 24, 2022
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 […]

Jun 11, 2022
Labour Codes, 4-Day Work Week is likely to be implemented by July 1
Labour Law

Labour Codes, 4-Day Work Week is likely to be implemented by July 1

According to the media report, 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, originally scheduled to happen at the beginning of the current fiscal year. The new wage code will […]

Apr 23, 2022