New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Joining the debate on working hours for Indian employees, Capgemini India CEO Ashwin Yardi has dismissed the idea of a 70-90 hour workweek, taking a more balanced and humane approach to the whole issue.

Advocating for a 47.5 hours work per week in India, Capgemini CEO said he was against sending e-mails to employees on weekends. He was speaking at Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) in Mumbai.

When asked what should be the ideal hours of working for the Indian employees, Ashwin Yardi said, "Forty seven and half hours. We have about nine hours a day and five days a week."

"My guiding principle for the last four years is don't send an e-mail on a weekend even if it is an escalation unless you know you can...