LONG WORKING HOURS- LONG WORKING HOURS- PROFESSIONALS UNDER STRESS
The increasing challenges and opportunities in the business environment during the last 10 years, increasing expectations of employers and clients, technological development in working methodology, mobile communication systems, increasing international competition, need for efficiency and efficacy for survival and desire to innovate and create India as a super economic power has brought in significant changes in working methodology and the time devoted by the professionals to their work. Till about 10 years ago, only a very few professionals used to work for more than 7 to 8 hours a day, whereas currently, working for 10 to 12 hours a day is becoming almost a minimum
benchmark. A very large cross-section of the professionals and working community has started working for long hours. The professional and business relationship with the western countries and need for audio and video conferencing and other communication along different time zones across the world has also put additional pressure on professional time. Even professional students are not spared and have been forced to undergo long training hours in the process. The problem is more acute in the profession of Chartered Accountants and most of us whether working in employment or practicing independently have knowingly or unknowingly moved towards 10 to 12 hours working, thereby resulting into tremendous professional stress. The long working hours have adverse impact on the health, mental and physical stress, family relationships, child development, social relationships and
cultural environment. In most of the developed economies, more particularly in the US and Europe, most of the working professionals very strictly adhere to the time. They work very efficiently and effectively during the working hours and do not waste even a single moment. No personal talk, telephones, gossip, email, chatting, Internet surfing or tea session are undertaken during office hours. The foreign professionals are very particular about professional efficiency and effective delivery during the work hours and do not engage themselves in working or even attending telephone calls on holidays and outside office hours. We wish to call upon all the members of the profession of chartered accountancy through this column to have a re-look on their entire working methodology
and system so as to ensure that they are not required to work more than 40 hours per week and in case of emergent requirement, say during the days of finalization of account or when the last date for filing or compliance's is nearing, they may at the most increase these working hours to 48 hours a week and
anything beyond this need to be cut with complete commitment, discipline and devotion. To start with, all senior Chartered Accountants may take the lead to ensure that their juniors adhere to the aforesaid time discipline. It is our responsibility as professionals to spend enough time on our self-development, social networking, cultural built up and most importantly a happy, healthy and peaceful life. No personal calls, visitors, gossips or wastage of time and energy in any manner has to be a professional commitment in all of us. We are all committed to build a strong India with highly versatile and developed economy and vibrant cultural and social relations and a pleasant, safe and secure environment for healthy and wealthy human being. Let us all make commitment to ourselves We also wish to call upon the regulators to ensure that the Government must effectively address
the current exploitation of employees including labour, junior management and middle management cadre by employers including some multinational companies, especially Korean and Japanese Companies. All the industries and business houses need to adhere to maximum 8 hours working per day and to work for late hours only as an exception and not as a rule. India is calling. A India is calling preventive action is needed before hostile labour and working class movement disturb the entire working environment.to contribute our might.
benchmark. A very large cross-section of the professionals and working community has started working for long hours. The professional and business relationship with the western countries and need for audio and video conferencing and other communication along different time zones across the world has also put additional pressure on professional time. Even professional students are not spared and have been forced to undergo long training hours in the process. The problem is more acute in the profession of Chartered Accountants and most of us whether working in employment or practicing independently have knowingly or unknowingly moved towards 10 to 12 hours working, thereby resulting into tremendous professional stress. The long working hours have adverse impact on the health, mental and physical stress, family relationships, child development, social relationships and
cultural environment. In most of the developed economies, more particularly in the US and Europe, most of the working professionals very strictly adhere to the time. They work very efficiently and effectively during the working hours and do not waste even a single moment. No personal talk, telephones, gossip, email, chatting, Internet surfing or tea session are undertaken during office hours. The foreign professionals are very particular about professional efficiency and effective delivery during the work hours and do not engage themselves in working or even attending telephone calls on holidays and outside office hours. We wish to call upon all the members of the profession of chartered accountancy through this column to have a re-look on their entire working methodology
and system so as to ensure that they are not required to work more than 40 hours per week and in case of emergent requirement, say during the days of finalization of account or when the last date for filing or compliance's is nearing, they may at the most increase these working hours to 48 hours a week and
anything beyond this need to be cut with complete commitment, discipline and devotion. To start with, all senior Chartered Accountants may take the lead to ensure that their juniors adhere to the aforesaid time discipline. It is our responsibility as professionals to spend enough time on our self-development, social networking, cultural built up and most importantly a happy, healthy and peaceful life. No personal calls, visitors, gossips or wastage of time and energy in any manner has to be a professional commitment in all of us. We are all committed to build a strong India with highly versatile and developed economy and vibrant cultural and social relations and a pleasant, safe and secure environment for healthy and wealthy human being. Let us all make commitment to ourselves We also wish to call upon the regulators to ensure that the Government must effectively address
the current exploitation of employees including labour, junior management and middle management cadre by employers including some multinational companies, especially Korean and Japanese Companies. All the industries and business houses need to adhere to maximum 8 hours working per day and to work for late hours only as an exception and not as a rule. India is calling. A India is calling preventive action is needed before hostile labour and working class movement disturb the entire working environment.to contribute our might.
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