An old topic

In Europe also there are flexible working hours. That means working hours are designed to suit the needs of any enterprise. If somebody has work whether in communication or in preparation and production, one simply comes to work in the export sector of Bangladesh. This is especially the case in the garments industry.

The problem in Bangladesh is not with the holiday. Friday holiday is the perfect holiday for socio-religious obligations. There is a Chinese saying that those who cannot rest cannot work.

The real problem in Bangladesh is overwork coupled with substantial delay and detachment from the rest of the world from Monday to Thursday. (The letter of credit section still can come on Friday on a flexible working system.) One section has no rest, working 365 days. Another section is just counting 9 to 5 having no real flexibility. That is the real problem in being detached from the rest of the world during the workdays when it is not expected.

Practically speaking, even in the case of international letter of credits (LC), there is nothing wrong if an LC is not opened on Friday, nothing at all. People who have worked in the international import and export sector know that production arrangements and paper arrangements are two different parts of the game. Why do we wait for the last moment for something really to happen on Friday?

Therefore the solution to the problem lies in being effective and efficient in workdays. That is,

1. If one has urgent or special work come to work irrespective of the day. Do not expect 150 million people, to say only, to come on the same day.

2. Plan the work, do not keep it for the last moment.

3. Have the system work during the working hours; just do not have physical presence of a bunch of people.

4. Do some research and development; do not just work .

5. Have enough rest to start afresh.