BUSINESS

Can China's remote workers switch off?

Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 23/03/2020

» The global impact of Covid-19 has seen millions of employees leave their office environments and work remotely from home, hinting at a fundamental transformation of how companies operate. In China, however, workers in the tech industry are finding that working from home can be even more relentless than their already challenging "996" schedule -- which involves working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.