The Five Day Battle

A week Long Affair.....

A Six-Day week is passe,as more and more organizations across India Inc. strive to help their employees strike a work-life balance with a 5-Day week


While many organizations are now catching up with the trend of allowing their employees to work for five days a week,there are still some that feel that bringing the week down to 5-days brings down employee productivity.

"We follow the five day week and prefer it that way.We focus on higher employee productivity ans efficiency,than hours spent doing a particular job,"this is the common statement of many managing directors these days,also one of them adds that they allow their employees to pick a day,on which they can telecommunicate and work from home.

Organizations that have followed this norm swear by its efficacy,and say they prefer it this way as they want their employees to get the much deserved break from hectic work routine."The five day work week gives employees the necessary break from a demanding work environment and thus is a bigger draw when compared to a 6-day work week.We recognize and appreciate the importance of work-life balance and thus we prefer the Monday-Friday work cycle.Though this concept was once more acceptable in the old economy,it has become a point of controversy now.This is largely because IT companies which follow the new people driven economy believe in investing in the well being of their employees and work life balance has become a critical component to the success of professionals at the work place."

However most of the industry experts say that if there is a need to finish an assignment on a short deadline,they complete the desired assignment ."Many professionals sometimes come into work on Saturdays despite company policy,to complete pending assignments amongst others"