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Time of India
30-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Genpact issues clarification on 10-hour workday after backlash
Genpact has clarified it follows a nine-hour workday, not ten, amid backlash over reports of extended hours. Employees and HR experts criticised the move, which was communicated internally around 20 days ago. A senior employee told ET HR World that the 10-hour workday wasn't formally announced, but informally pushed through managers and agents. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Technology and services firm Genpact responded to recent concerns by clarifying that it follows a nine-hour workday and not ten, according to a report by The Times of clarification came after a backlash over the company's recent decision to extend the working day to 10 hours. ET had reported that the change, communicated internally around 20 days ago, was expected to roll out by and HR professionals criticised the move, saying it goes against progressive workplace practices Adding to concerns, employees revealed that under the new arrangement, 'productivity' would be tracked via an internal system monitoring daily active hours.A senior staff member told ET HR World that the '10-hour policy isn't even official, but is passed through managers and agents'. The same person noted that there were frequent resignations by experienced employees, with new hires taking their situation has once again given rise to discussions around the work-life balance in Indian companies Genpact's clarification comes shortly after Infosys advised employees against working excessively long hours while remote, citing health risks and urging a better focus on work-life balance.
Time of India
24-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Odisha CM Majhi launches ₹550 cr infra projects in Ganjam, Infra News, ET Infra
Advt By , ETInfra Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday launched infrastructure projects worth ₹550 crore in Ganjam district, focusing on irrigation, road development, and youth welfare, reported The Times of foundation stones were laid during his visit to Aska, where he addressed the ' Yuba Shakti Samabesh ' marking one year of his government. The projects include five irrigation schemes expected to benefit 5,845 hectares of farmland, road widening, and a high-level directed officials to speed up a revised DPR for the redevelopment of the Tara Tarini temple, a key religious site in the also announced the setting up of a world-class industrial training institute (ITI) and highlighted a roadmap to support youth aged 25–35. The CM said 28,346 government jobs have been provided so far, along with over 1.1 lakh jobs in the industrial sector. Another 40,000 government jobs are targeted for this on sports infrastructure, Majhi said ₹4,100 crore has been allocated to build stadiums in every block to encourage youth to pursue careers in ministers Suryavanshi Suraj, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, Gokulanand Mallick, and several MLAs and MPs were present at the event.
BBC News
03-03-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Uttarakhand: Dozens found alive in metal containers after India avalanche
Dozens of construction workers have been pulled out alive from metal containers after they were buried by a snow avalanche in Uttarakhand, survived as the containers, which the workers were living in, had enough oxygen to sustain them until rescuers could dig them out, Indian media reported quoting Friday, 54 workers were buried when the avalanche hit a construction camp near Mana village. Eight were other 46 were rescued in an operation that lasted almost 60 hours in sub-zero temperatures and concluded on Sunday. Most of the labourers, who were working on a highway expansion project, were able to "withstand the wrecking avalanche" because of the containers, rescuers told The Indian Express newspaper. "These metal shelters saved most of them. They had just enough oxygen to hold on until we got them out," a senior rescue official told The Times of newspaper reported that the force of the avalanche had hurled eight metal containers and a shed down the state Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has thanked rescue teams for their efforts in challenging conditions. Members of the Indian army, national and state disaster response forces and local administration had worked to free the workers, using helicopters and drones for the operation. Many of the rescued workers are receiving treatment at hospitals in the state's Joshimath town and Rishikesh city. Satyaprakash Yadav, a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh who was among those rescued, said the "avalanche hit our container like a landslide", according to a video released by the added that the container he was in broke apart when the snow hit and it ended up near a river. "We managed to get out on our own and reached a nearby army guest house, where we stayed overnight," he Kumar, a worker from Uttarkhand's Pithoragarh town, said most of them were sleeping when the avalanche struck. "When the snow hit the container, it sank about 50 to 60 metres down [the mountain]. The Army arrived quickly and rescued us," he said, according to the army Kunwar, a former village council member of Mana, told the BBC on Friday the area where the avalanche hit was a "migratory area" and that it had no permanent residents."Only labourers working on border roads stay there in the winter," he said, adding that it had rained for two days prior to the India Meteorological Department has warned of rainfall and snow in the northern states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, as well as Jammu and Kashmir till Tuesday. Avalanches and landslides are common in the higher regions of the Himalayas, especially during say that climate change has made extreme weather more severe and less predictable. There has also been a rapid rise in deforestation and construction in Uttarakhand's hilly areas in recent 2021, near 100 people died in Uttarakhand after a piece of a Himalayan glacier fell into the river, triggering flash floods. Follow BBC News India on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
