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Workplace stress on the rise: 64% of young professionals feeling the heat

From navigating the challenges of hybrid work to juggling personal expectations, India's youngest workers are feeling the heat like never before

EY employee's death prompts Big Four to relook work culture norms

The recent death of EY employee Anna Sebastian Perayil, which led to a widespread discussion about work-life balance, prompts major firms to reform their work cultures amid allegations of exploitation

Not condolences, real change needed: Harsh Goenka on EY employee death

Real change, and not condolences, is what is needed and India Inc must take steps, including setting clear work-life 'boundaries' and holding leaders responsible for toxic work environments, to foster a healthier workplace culture, RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka said on Thursday. Reacting to the death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant, who worked with Ernst & Young, allegedly due to extreme work pressure at the firm, Goenka listed six actions, in a post on X, for India Inc to take urgently "following Anna Sebastian Perayil's of EYs tragic death to foster a healthier workplace culture". He called for implementation of mental health programmes, manageable workloads, and wellness initiatives to prioritise well-being, while also recommending support to new hires by offering mentorship to help employees adjust to new roles and environments. Asking corporates to tackle burnout, Goenka called them to "end the glorification of overwork; reward efficiency, not long ...

25% GenZ up for new-age jobs, 43% ready to give up work-life balance: Study

One in every four GenZ respondents in India is more inclined towards new-age job fields like Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity and content creation while 43 per cent are willing to sacrifice the work-life balance to succeed in their career, a study has found. The study, the Quest Report 2024, which unveils Gen Z traits and trends on dreams, careers, and aspirations, also found that only 9 per cent of respondents want to pursue entrepreneurship as they seek stability and security in work life. Gen Z usually refers to those born between 1995 and 2010. One out of 4 Indian respondents are more inclined towards new-age job fields like content creation, data analysis, AI, and cybersecurity, the study commissioned by iQOO in association with CyberMedia Research, said. iQOO is a sub-smartphone brand of the vivo group. 43 per cent of respondents in India and 46 per cent globally are willing to give up work-life balance to succeed in their career, it said, adding that around 62 per cent

Work-life balance: Why are Indian women feeling work stress more than men?

The struggle for work-life balance is a major stressor for many women, worsened by insufficient recognition, low morale, and a constant fear of judgement, said a recent report

Toxic work culture, pressure main reason of quitting for most Gen Z: Report

Nearly half of Gen Z respondents consider toxic work culture and excessive work pressure as the trigger for quiet quitting, a report said on Monday. Over 48 per cent of Gen Z, those born in mid-to-late 1990s and the early 2010s, attribute toxic work culture as the primary cause for quiet quitting, while a mere 6 per cent believe it to be a result of extended office timings, according to a report - Quiet Quitting and its Effect on Organisational Work Structure - by Kolkata based staffing firm Genius Consultants. Notably, it revealed that 23 per cent of the respondents blame office politics and excessive work pressure for the issue. Quiet quitting is a term which is used for those employees who put no more effort into their jobs than absolutely necessary. According to the report 'Quiet Quitting' has led to a new trend - Bare Minimum Mondays, where the employees specially the Gen Z tend to put in bare minimum efforts on the work front on the first day of the week. The report, Quiet .

5 effective, realistic methods to combat and manage stress from work

Yoga teaches us ShakshiBhaav, which means quietly observing unpleasant situations like a third person. Acceptance and letting go is exactly that