Work And Health: Recently, Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy had asked employees to work seven days a week. There was a lot of uproar after his statement. Doctors’ research on this says that working for the whole week causes problems like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease and depression. The trend of work from home has increased after Corona. Now research has revealed that people are working from home despite being ill, which is having a serious impact on their health. Let us know how it is affecting your health…
Working from home beneficial or harmful
According to the Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, many people find working from home convenient. This saves time in traveling from home to office. Flexibility in routine is achieved and productivity improves. But it also has disadvantages. This affects mental health in the long run. Because of this the person feels isolated. To save holidays, people work from home even when they are sick, this has a bad effect on the body.
Do not work while sick
Canada Life Group Insurance Company conducted a study on employees working from home. In which it was found that about 90% of the employees continued to work even when they were ill. Similar conditions like Canada exist in many countries of Asia like India. Where employees keep working instead of taking leave in case of cold, cough or flu. They feel that they can manage their health better at home, but studies show that the long-term damage can be serious.
Disadvantages of working while sick in work from home
1. According to the International Journal of Workplace Management, in most cases, due to work pressure or office pressure, employees continue to work even when they are ill. Because of this they start working more and this makes them workaholics. Due to which they may suffer from anxiety and depression.
2. According to the International Journal of Environmental Research of Public Health, if you work more than 55 hours every week while being ill, it has a dangerous effect on heart health. This can increase the problem of stress and blood pressure.
3. Due to work from home, the employee is unable to stay away from his office and it becomes difficult to spend time with his family. Due to this he starts feeling lonely.
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