31 Percent Indians Are Sleep Deprived

Bangalore: All work and no proper sleep makes Indians very dull people. Over a third of workers in India, estimated to 31 percent have reported that they have sacrificed their sleep to keep their personal and work commitments, by  waking up early or slogging late at nights, reported Hemali Chhapia for TNN.

A recent survey report highlighted flexible working as a way to reduce commuting, creating more hours in the day for family life or sleep and improving productivity and staff retention. It was recorded that just 60 percent of the firms are rewarding their management for promoting the creation of flexible workforce.

41 percent workers highlight that a shortened commute and 36 percent believe that greater flexibility of location would give them the extra time to spend with family and make up for the snooze time they missed. It’s been noted that even businesses can benefit from adding flexibility which enhances productivity by 69 percent and assists in retaining staff by 84 percent.

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