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Foreign firms call for Vietnam to increase overtime limit

Foreign firms call for Vietnam to increase overtime limit

Both companies and workers are keen to capitalize on extra hours and productivity.
81 percent of workers want less working hours

81 percent of workers want less working hours

Lawmakers oppose increase in annual overtime cap

Lawmakers oppose increase in annual overtime cap

Having manual workers work more than others 'unfair': labor confederation

Having manual workers work more than others 'unfair': labor confederation

It is unfair that manual workers have to work eight hours more per week than others, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor says.
September 23, 2019 | 07:56 pm PT
Vietnamese lawmakers remain insistent workers should work less

Vietnamese lawmakers remain insistent workers should work less

The business sector's working week should be reduced from 48 to 44 hours to match government departments, lawmakers said.
October 3, 2019 | 11:08 pm PT
Working the graveyard shift in Hanoi

Working the graveyard shift in Hanoi

People do many different jobs after midnight in the Vietnamese capital ranging from parcel delivery to cleaning up after road construction.
October 6, 2019 | 02:00 am PT
Chinese tech workers disclose working hours in criticism of '996'

Chinese tech workers disclose working hours in criticism of '996'

A campaign calling on workers at Chinese tech companies and other high-profile firms to log their working hours on a public internet page has gone viral, in the latest backlash against a culture of overtime.
October 13, 2021 | 10:54 pm PT
When chatting apps can be overwhelming

When chatting apps can be overwhelming

It was past 11 p.m., but Hong Vy's mobile phone screen was still lit up as notifications from nearly 20 work-related and personal chat groups kept pouring in.
August 25, 2022 | 10:03 pm PT
Many workers have no emergency savings: survey

Many workers have no emergency savings: survey

A recent survey by the Institute of Workers and Trade Union found some 59% of workers have not saved up a single dong to even cope with financial emergencies.
December 8, 2022 | 08:35 pm PT
Office workers lose all weekend free time

Office workers lose all weekend free time

After quitting her job, Ngoc Lien is still haunted by the trauma of the weekends she had to cancel the plans for her free time and work straight through to the next week instead.
May 4, 2023 | 07:15 pm PT
Overworking pushes young professionals to the brink

Overworking pushes young professionals to the brink

Just moments after waking from kidney stone surgery, Tuan Hung received a message from his team leader at work asking for help redesigning a client’s image.
July 7, 2024 | 12:00 am PT
Quiz: Which Asia-Pacific country has the shortest workweek?

Quiz: Which Asia-Pacific country has the shortest workweek?

Employees in the country work an average of 33 hours per week, according to U.K. office space rental agency The Instant Group.
August 13, 2024 | 03:39 pm PT
Gen Z's risky boast: Surviving on only 3 hours of sleep

Gen Z's risky boast: Surviving on only 3 hours of sleep

Recently on Threads, a new social media platform, a disturbing trend has emerged among young people: boasting about surviving on merely three hours of sleep due to work demands.
February 7, 2025 | 03:10 pm PT
Waking up at 5 am on Sunday for work was draining but I had no choice

Waking up at 5 am on Sunday for work was draining but I had no choice

I was utterly drained, waking up at 5 a.m. on a Sunday to rush to work, buried in unfinished tasks and racing against deadlines.
March 1, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Why so many employees dread Mondays and feel unmotivated to work?

Why so many employees dread Mondays and feel unmotivated to work?

Many of my colleagues take their kids out, go shopping, or stay up late on Sunday night. By Monday morning, they are so tired they don't want to go to work.
March 2, 2025 | 04:21 pm PT
 
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