{"id":22274,"date":"2025-01-11T03:02:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T03:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=22274"},"modified":"2025-01-11T03:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T03:02:51","slug":"let-it-start-from-top-rajiv-bajaj-on-lt-chiefs-90-hour-workweek-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=22274","title":{"rendered":"“Let It Start From Top”: Rajiv Bajaj On L&T Chief’s 90-Hour Workweek Remark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj has weighed in on the 90-hour work-week debate, which was recently triggered by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) chairman SN Subrahmanyan<\/a>, and suggested that the practice of working for long hours – if at all required to be followed – must start from the top.<\/p>\n

“If you want a 90-hour week, start from the top,” Mr Bajaj told CNBC-TV18 on Friday.<\/p>\n

“Number of hours of work doesn’t matter, quality of work does. We need a kinder, gentler world more than ever before,” he added.<\/p>\n

“The bottleneck is always at the top of the bottle,” Mr Bajaj said as he requested leaders to rethink their strategies, improve decision-making, and empower employees to achieve better outcomes.<\/p>\n

His remarks come days after SN Subrahmanyan<\/a> sparked an online outrage with his comments suggesting employees should work 90 hours a week and even on Sundays to remain competitive.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“How long can you stare at your wife,” Mr Subrahmanyan is heard saying in a purported video address to employees where he urged them to spend less time at home and more in the office.<\/p>\n

Asked why L&T required its employees to work on Saturdays, he said, “I regret I am not able to make you work on Sundays, to be honest. If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happy, because I work on Sundays also.”<\/p>\n

His comments, however, drew sharp responses on social media, with many users comparing him to Infosys founder Narayana Murthy<\/a>, who last year also called for Indian youth to work for 70 hours a week.<\/p>\n

Mr Bajaj, however, differed and said putting in enough work is important – whether it’s 70 or 90 hours – but the focus should be on the “quality, efficiency, and effectiveness” of those hours.<\/p>\n

“That is more critical than the sheer number of hours,” he said.<\/p>\n

RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka<\/a> also joined the debate and said the work-life balance is “essential”.<\/p>\n

“90 hours a week? Why not rename Sunday to ‘Sun-duty’ and make ‘day off’ a mythical concept!” he posted on X.<\/p>\n

“Working hard and smart is what I believe in, but turning life into a perpetual office shift? That’s a recipe for burnout, not success. Work-life balance isn’t optional, it’s essential. Well, that’s my view! #WorkSmartNotSlave”,” Mr Goenka said.<\/p>\n

\u200bL&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan has sparked an online outrage with his comments suggesting employees should work 90 hours a week and even on Sundays to remain competitive.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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