The man called this act by companies "bare minimum" and questioned the logic behind assuming that employees will face inconvenience due to Mumbai rains only for a single day.

Shortening a workweek to four days without cutting pay has shown to improve job task efficiency and decrease employee fatigue across 141 companies, according to research published July 21 in Nature.

Working long hours week after week, with no end in sight, takes a toll on employees. Long work hours have been shown to ...