Amid the backlash last year, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase later rolled out rules to help enforce limits on the number ...

The sudden death of a 35-year-old manager highlights the danger of excessive work pressure and lack of work-life balance. The manager's dedication and long hours at work took a toll on his health, ...

The 2021 white paper on measures to prevent “karoshi,” or death from overwork, released by the ministry on Oct. 26, revealed that stressed workers are more likely to take their own lives in ...

A 60-hour workweek is the 'sweet spot', according to Google co-founder, Sergey Brin. In response, Deborah Hartung urges ...

Labour union activism and consequential legislation ensured the rights of workers to prevent exploitation through overwork.

In the context of a recent incident of a young chartered accountant succumbing to work pressure and the ongoing debate on weekly working hours for India’s workforce, this article discusses the ...

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Her suicide was recognized as an “industrial accident,” and it heightened calls for Japan to more seriously address the issue of “karoshi” (death from overwork). Takahashi has been a key ...

In Japan, corporate life is so intense there's actually a word to refer to people dying from overworking: Karoshi, which literally translates to "death by overwork." This intense culture is a ...