New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- Indians work some of the longest hours in a week globally. Unsurprisingly, therefore, Indian employees also report high levels of burnout. Yet our productivity is among the lowest worldwide even as digital connectivity has expanded work hours.

While Infosys founder Narayana Murthy insists that Indians should work more than 70 hours a week (labour laws cap it at 48 hours) for "nation building", Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule has introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill 2025 in the winter session of Parliament, which seeks to empower employees to decline work-related calls or messages outside their scheduled work hours.

Since the bill was introduced by an opposition MP, it may not have the votes required for approval, but ...