Japan plans to give three weekly offs to everybody from next year to grow youngerThe Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to implement a four-day workweek for its employees starting in April 2025, aiming to address Japan...
13 Dec, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
- Karoshi at the workplace
The concept of 'Karoshi,' or death due to work pressure, is becoming relevant in India. Modern workplaces are driven by mechanical efficien...
26 Sep, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
To change job-centric culture, 'workaholic' Japan wants its citizens to work for just four days a weekJapan is working to address labor shortages by promoting four-day workweeks. Though the government supports this initiative, it has been sl...
31 Aug, 2024, 10.45 AM IST
Doctor condemns Karnataka's 14-hr workday bill, says it can increase risk of heart attack, premature deaths, IT companies are asking for their proposal to be included in the revision of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961....
22 Jul, 2024, 05.19 PM IST
Sleeping rooms, snooze incentives: How Japanese firms are dealing with insomniaJapan has a term for death brought on by overworking or sleep deprivation: Karoshi.
27 Jun, 2019, 07.55 AM IST
Thousands of Japanese workers are 'Evaporating'. Read whyTormented by the shame of a lost job, failed marriage, or mounting debt, thousands of Japaneses have reportedly started leaving behind thei...
02 May, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
20 questions to find out if you're a workaholicDo you get more excited about your work than you do about anything else? To figure out if you're a workaholic, ask yourself these 20 questi...
07 Jul, 2015, 01.13 PM IST
Not taking vacation could soon be illegal in JapanPrime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan is of the belief that Japanese people are working too hard. And he has good reason to believe so.
14 Feb, 2015, 02.57 PM IST
After Honda & Maruti Suzuki, Toyota faces labour unrest in India; are Japanese cos insensitive?After Honda, Maruti, Toyota is facing labour unrest. Is it something to do with Japanese way of pushing workers, insularity to local nuance...
27 Mar, 2014, 09.08 AM IST
- Questions rise about temps, overwork at Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp. has long boasted a stellar reputation for super-efficient production that has become the lore of countless business succ...
10 Sep, 2008, 10.49 AM IST