Instead of the usual five-day workweek, employees work four ten-hour shifts per week, with no overtime.

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Jolted as well was the Henkel India staff when it was told it would work an Indian six-day week instead of a Western five-day one.

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Forex jobs are fast-paced and can mean strange work hours and long work days since forex markets are open 24 hours a day, five total days a week.

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