Amid the ongoing industry-wide discussion on work-life balance in the film world, several stars have spoken up about long working hours and the need for healthier schedules.
A majority of employees surveyed are dissatisfied with their current work-life balance mainly due to lack of flexibility in work hours, a report said on Monday. A significant 52 per cent of respondents have expressed dissatisfaction with how they manage personal and professional responsibilities, while only 36 per cent have reported being satisfaction with their current work-life balance, said the report by staffing and HR solutions provider Genius Consultants.
The L&T CEO might want his employees to not stare at their wives and work Sundays. But he should remember that L&T had Danish roots, where work-life balance is everything! Let's look at the countries with the best work life balance
To young professionals I would say, work hard, play hard and not be constrained by fads like WLB, says Sudhir Bisht.
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According to the workplace provider Regus' job satisfaction indicator -- Work-Life Balance Index -- the country has scored 139 points in 2012, a 15 per cent rise from 2010.
Nearly 72 per cent said productivity is 'much better', 20 per cent said it is 'slightly better' while three per cent said productivity was lower and six per cent said it made no difference, a study by Kelly Services, provider of workforce management services and human resources solutions, said.
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For working moms, it is not so much time management, but focus management, notes Mansi Zaveri, founder and CEO, kidsstoppress, a parenting platform.
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant says it's important to push limits as a youngster as there will be time later in life to relax, adding that he always played with the dream of winning matches for the country.
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