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Meeting was organized to discuss and share experiences among software engineers to increase awareness on the health risks and unintended consequences that may arise as a result of long hours of work in software development and ICT industry.

Managing and retaining talent is a challenge for many companies in a competitive global market. To achieve sustainable business growth through competitive strategies a conducive working environment is a key enabling the engineers to be creative and innovative. Doing repetitive mental tasks for long hours continuously may result in unintended consequences that may hinder value adding process and productivity of engineers. Moreover people are enjoying longer life spans and expected work beyond the current retirement age. Therefore managing time between work and family when they are young and energetic with a view to maintain a proper work life balance must be a concern amongst the engineers said Jayasri Priyalal UNI Apro Director, Finance, Professional Managers Sector activities in his opening remarks.

Kun Wardana Abyoto UNI Apro Director for ICTS introduced Prof Carl Cooper’s on-line diagnostic work life management tool for the software engineers. UNI Professional and Managers inter-professional group activities and UNI Passport designed to help the migrant professionals and engineers was also introduced by Kun Wardana highlighting as to why Professionals and managers need unions and unions need professionals to work collectively to pursue a shared future.

Eighteen engineers representing software development, business processing, electricity and telecommunication industry participated at the meeting. Participants formed a group to network and liaise with UNI Apro ICTS at the end of the meeting.