2 minutes agoAuthor: Shivakant Shukla
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Condition Recently, the news of the tragic and untimely death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant working in Pune, allegedly due to excessive workload, shocked everyone. The incident not only disturbed everyone but also sparked an important debate on toxic workplace culture and the overwork issue in the corporate world.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Organization (ILO), long working hours caused 745,000 deaths from stroke and coronary heart disease in 2016, a 29% increase compared to the year 2000. Studies also show that working 55 or more hours per week increases the risk of stroke by 35% and death from coronary heart disease by 17%, compared to working 35-40 hours.
So today news of need In this article, we will talk about this topic and know that-
- What are the working hours in other countries of the world?
- What should be the perfect work timing?
- What are the effects of working long hours on health?
Question- What is the overwork issue?
answer- When you work extra hours to manage your office workload or do office work at home, this is called overwork. If you do this daily, it affects your mental health, physical health and social life.
Question- How many hours do people work in a week in India?
answer- India is one of the countries with the longest working hours in the world, where employees work more hours than the average. According to the ILO, here every employee works 46.7 hours a week. Also, 51% of the employees work 49 or more hours per week, which makes India second among the countries with the highest working hours in the world.
Know through the graphic below in which countries of the world people work the maximum number of hours in a week.
After looking at this data, it is clear that more than 50% of people in India work more than 49 hours a week. These figures are really surprising. However, there are some countries where working hours are very less. Here the interests of the employees are taken special care of. You can see the list of 10 countries with the least working hours in the graphic below.
Question: How many hours do people work in a week in developed countries?
answer- You will be surprised to know that in the developed countries of the world, people work less than 40 hours a week, which also fits the healthy standard set by WHO. These include many developed countries including America, Britain, Japan, Germany, France, Russia, Australia, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. Information about this is given in the graphic below.
Question- How many hours should one work in a week?
answer- According to WHO, a person should work for an average of 35-40 hours a week. There are a total of 168 hours in a week. The total hours of professional work should not be more than a quarter of this. About 56 hours of the week are spent on sleep, 16-17 hours on household chores and the rest of the time should be for recreation. This maintains a balance between your personal and professional life.
Question: What effect does working long hours have on health?
answer- Working long hours can have many negative effects on your health. Know about this in detail in the pointers here.
- Working beyond the standard working hours can cause sleep problems due to fatigue.
- There may be a problem of high blood pressure, which can lead to the risk of stroke, heart disease and kidney failure.
- The possibility of suffering from depression and anxiety increases.
- The risk of developing type 2 diabetes may increase.
- Not being able to give time to the family can lead to discord in the family, which also affects your personal life.
- Your daily routine may get disrupted.
- Mental health may deteriorate.
- You begin to feel that your work is meaningless.
- Constantly worried about their work performance.
- You have trouble establishing boundaries between home and work.
- You start feeling lonely.
This is why the workload also increases
It is possible that you are working in a profession in which you are not interested. Therefore, you should choose the work in which you are interested. Do not choose a profession by force. This also increases your workload. The body also enjoys working only when it is interested in working. But when there is no interest in work, the mind feels tired or stressed. You can take tips to reduce workload from the graphic given below.
