India, Jan. 13 -- A manager at a leading accounting firm has slammed the 90-day notice period that many Indian companies implement, calling it "inefficient and toxic". In a post shared on Grapevine, an anonymous social media platform for professionals, the manager said that he had been trying to hire people for his team but the process had been an "absolute nightmare" because of their long notice periods.

The manager, who works as a software developer, said that a 90-day notice period is the norm in India. On the other hand, the maximum notice period allowed by law in China is just 30 days. In the US, it is even shorter - typically two weeks.

"In the US, you give two weeks. In China, 30 days is maximum by law. In India? We hold people h...