According to Randstad, 50 per cent of the respondents prefer a standard hours work a week while 37 per cent wanted variable working hours every work day. “53 per cent of the respondents from India said they prefer telecommuting, while 47 per cent prefer to work from the office every day,” it said, citing the results of a survey on workplace flexibility. In terms of gender, women are motivated to work more for promotions while men seek to increase their influence at work. As per the survey, prospect of higher income is the primary motivational factor that drives Indian employees to work harder. On an average, women work 35 hours and men 39 hours a week,” it said.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2016 00:13 UTC