Sanjiv Puri, chairman of the cigarettes-to-consumer items conglomerate ITC, has additionally weighed in on the continued 90-hour work week debate. Puri stated in a current interview that somewhat that the variety of hours, it’s important for workers to be aligned to the corporate’s grander imaginative and prescient.
His remarks come amid the raging debate round L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan’s remarks that workers ought to work 90-hour lengthy weeks.
“In case you ask a mason what he’s doing, he would possibly say he’s laying a brick, one other would possibly say he’s constructing a wall however some would possibly say he’s constructing a citadel. It’s that imaginative and prescient that employees ought to have,” he informed PTI in an interview.
When requested whether or not this implies he would somewhat not put numerous hours, Puri stated: “We might not try this.”
Moreover, Puri defined that empowering workers with the corporate’s imaginative and prescient and purpose is vital.
“We use part of the imaginative and prescient and need to contribute to creating the imaginative and prescient a actuality. And we allow vitality by our processes, by the assets we offer, by the liberty to behave, that we offer, the empowerment that we offer, that are very totally different and really clear targets for people to realize, and these are the first issues that we have a look at.”
To make issues worse, Subrahmanyan stated that he regrets that he’s not capable of make workers work on Sundays. An undated video whereby the chairman will be heard making these remarks went viral on social media.
He additionally questioned workers’ must spend time at dwelling. “What do you do sitting at dwelling? How lengthy are you able to stare at your spouse, and the way lengthy can the spouse stare on the husband.”
Commmenting on the viral video, Puri stated: “I do know that he (Subrahmanyan) has been debated lots, however let me let you know the philosophy with which you have a look at it.”
