A change in the nature of workplace has badly affected the
family life and health of the working people, even leading to marital discord,
speakers at a seminar said on Monday.
The meet was jointly organised by Mahatma Gandhi Labour
Institute and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) of Germany.
Dr Pravin Sinha, senior project advisors, FES, said the problem arose as a result of globalisation,
which led to the demand for multi-skilled workers.
"India
adopted this without realising that the West opted this because of less
population. Two sets of people, the jobless and overworked, have been created
in India because of
this," he said, adding that Europe and
other western countries are facing the adverse effects of work-life imbalance.
He said work pressure has reduced communication among
family members to zero to the extent that they text each other over direct
interaction.
Dr Varesh Sinha said the concept of "crying
rooms" in call centres for employees to relieve stress served a very
mechanical way of tackling work pressure.
MGLI director-general I S Singh underlined the importance
of striking a work-life balance by distributing 24 hours between work, job and
re-energising self.
Source: Yahoo News
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