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Hybrid or WFO, rising coronavirus cases haven't disturbed India Inc

Alert to Covid situation, companies across sectors are continuing with existing work models for now

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits rise despite spurt in Covid-19 cases

Power generation, vehicle registrations dip

India Inc struggles to get employees back to office

Scores of employees at WhiteHat Jr have recently quit after being told to join office. This has brought the focus back on India Inc's return-to-office plans and implementation challenges it is facing

31% of total offices in top 6 cities certified as green buildings: Report

31% of total office spaces in six major cities have been certified as green buildings, as real estate developers are focusing more on sustainability aspects in their projects, according to CBRE

How is India Inc's return to office panning out?

Fresh Covid-cases reached 4,300 on Monday, inching closer to normality. Several firms are now giving employees the options to choose between home and office for work. But some want the old order back

Hope builds on visible signs of the old normal; offices start opening up

Activity picks up in restaurants, shops

Google spends $1 billion to acquire the London office it leases

Google, which employs 6,400 people in Britain, plans a multi-million pound refurbishment of its offices

Private offices in Delhi closed, ordered to switch to WFH amid Covid surge

The Delhi government on Tuesday directed closure of all private offices, except those in exempted categories, amid rising number of COVID-19 cases.

Omicron is not derailing back to office plans of Indian IT companies

With initial fears about the new Covid-19 variant waning, Indian IT companies don't seem to be going back on their back-to-office plan. Let's take a peek into their roadmap to reopening offices

Omicron may throw a wrench in companies' plans to return to office

Company executives are beginning to consider different permanent work models for their employees as pandemic, and the spread of the Omicron variant, destabilise their latest return-to-office plans.

84% Indians feel it's safe to return to office: Deloitte survey

One of the key trends emerging from the survey is the gradual return of Indians to their offices

Explained: Why the Empire State Building may never be the same

The coronavirus pandemic emptied out the attractions, shops and offices, in both the building and the city, for months

Infosys reopens offices as India Inc eyes long road back to work

The Bengaluru-based IT services company stopped short of calling all employees back to work, reflecting wider caution across the sector

Office leasing in 2021 may remain flat or grow slightly in 7 cities: JLL

JLL India, part of US-based real estate consultancy firm JLL, is one of the leading property consultants in India with dominance in commercial leasing and facilities management businesses.

Offices in Gujarat allowed to operate with 100% staff from June 7

In the wake of a significant decline in COVID-19 cases, the Gujarat government on Friday announced that private as well as government offices in the state can now function with 100 per cent staff from June 7.

Offices transform with movable walls, touchless elevators as workers return

Firms are experimenting with working arrangements and space in offices that are Covid-safe and attractive.

Post-Covid offices emphasise on empathy, wellness to get workers back

Paperspace Asia, a Southeast Asian firm that connects designers, lighting consultants and sound engineers with companies grappling with one of the biggest global post-Covid labor market challenge

New timings for govt offices in certain Karnataka districts due to heat

Karnataka government on Sunday said its offices in certain northern districts of the State would function from 8 AM to 1.30 PM from April 12 till May- end because of the summer heat.

Bosses are clueless that workers miserable and looking to leave: Survey

A total of 46 per cent of respondents said they are planning to move to a new location this year

Welcome aboard, sort of: How to start new job in 2020 sans physical office

It is not easy - especially for introverts - but aggressive connection-forging will kick off a "virtuous cycle" of being invited onto more and more projects, Brower says