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New Delhi: A 70-hour work week could raise compliance issues as it violates labour laws, a senior official of staffing company TeamLease said on Friday..
There is a fundamental disconnect, when you are an employee labour law allows you to work 9 hours," Vice President and Business Head for TeamLease Degree Apprenticeship Dhriti Prasanna Mahanta said.. Former Infosys CEO N R Narayana Murthy had recently advocated for a 70-hour work week, drawing reactions from across the spectrum...
Speaking to PTI on hiring trends, Mahanta said around 65 per cent of the demand is coming from non-tech sectors for job roles in AI, machine learning and blockchain, especially from sectors like telecom, aviation, retail commerce, fintech, and electronics...
"Indian companies have made a beeline to adopt AI tools like fish takes to the water, and the demand for talent familiar with AI is going to come from sectors ranging from finance, healthcare, transportation, logistics, etc, resulting in a 51 per cent skill gap for AI talent, which needs to be addressed via work-based learning programs like apprenticeships," Mahanta said...
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