<p>Bengaluru: The All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) condemned the statement of Chairman of<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lt"> Larsen & Toubro (L&T)</a> SN Subrahmanyan that employees should work 90 hours a week, on Friday.</p>.<p>The union said, “Emboldened by the Modi government's brazenly pro-corporate policies and strengthening corporate raj under the Modi regime, corporate houses are freely issuing such statements that show utter disregard towards the working class, including their physical and mental well-being.”</p>.<p>They added that corporations also have illegally made 12 hour work a norm, particularly for contract workers.</p>.<p>They cited India’s legalised 8 hour working day which came with the 1946 Amendment to the Factories Act of 1934, a result of the Bill introduced by Dr Ambedkar as Labour Member in the Viceroy’s Executive Council. </p>.'How long can you stare at your wife?': L&T Chairman Subrahmanyan one-ups Narayana Murthy, calls for 90-hour week.<p>The stark disparity in the CEO-worker wage gap in India must also be noted, they emphasised, where in large corporations CEOs earn 500 to 800 times the median employee remuneration.</p>.<p>In fact, the Chairman of L&T received a salary of ₹51 crore in 2023-24, which amounts to 534.57 times the median salary of L&T employees.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) condemned the statement of Chairman of<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lt"> Larsen & Toubro (L&T)</a> SN Subrahmanyan that employees should work 90 hours a week, on Friday.</p>.<p>The union said, “Emboldened by the Modi government's brazenly pro-corporate policies and strengthening corporate raj under the Modi regime, corporate houses are freely issuing such statements that show utter disregard towards the working class, including their physical and mental well-being.”</p>.<p>They added that corporations also have illegally made 12 hour work a norm, particularly for contract workers.</p>.<p>They cited India’s legalised 8 hour working day which came with the 1946 Amendment to the Factories Act of 1934, a result of the Bill introduced by Dr Ambedkar as Labour Member in the Viceroy’s Executive Council. </p>.'How long can you stare at your wife?': L&T Chairman Subrahmanyan one-ups Narayana Murthy, calls for 90-hour week.<p>The stark disparity in the CEO-worker wage gap in India must also be noted, they emphasised, where in large corporations CEOs earn 500 to 800 times the median employee remuneration.</p>.<p>In fact, the Chairman of L&T received a salary of ₹51 crore in 2023-24, which amounts to 534.57 times the median salary of L&T employees.</p>
