Extended working hours are legitimized by the common management, which in theory, gives the employee freedom to choose his/her working hours. Give the common nomenclature of this process.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Flexi-time
Option (2) Flexi-time — Correct. In the IT sector, long working hours are legitimised by the common management practice of ‘flexi-time’. In theory it gives employees the freedom to choose their working hours within limits; in practice they have to work as long as necessary to finish the task at hand, which leads to 10-12 hour workdays and nights in the office.
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