ByteDance directs employees to work only 9 hours a day, Monday to Friday: Report

ByteDance Limited, the Chinese multinational company which owns TikTok, has directed its employees in the country to come to office only five days a week, from Monday to Friday, and finish their day by 7pm, in what is being seen as an effort to protect them from what is called the ‘996’ work culture in China.

According to the revised work policy, employees should begin their nine-hour shift at 10am on a work day, and will need permission, at least one day in advance, to work overtime, Bloomberg reported citing an internal document, which, according to the news agency, was issued on Monday.