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WFH benefits and other Budget expectations of IT and startup sectors

With the 2022-23 budget nearing and the third wave of the pandemic in full force, the industry is hoping FM Nirmala Sitharaman will provide support for growth

WFH has put working women under 'triple burden': President Kovind

Work from home during the Covid pandemic has its benefits but it has also put working women under a "triple burden", says President Ram Nath Kovind. In a letter to young Indians published in the Manorama Yearbook 2022, he says women already have the double burden of paid work and "unpaid work", that is, domestic responsibilities. "On top of that, as children attend school from home, their learning has to be supplemented by the parents, and that task usually falls on the mother," Kovind writes in the letter, titled "Arise, The Future Beckons". "The new stress on family time should be welcome for male employees, so that they can share some of the responsibilities of their partners. In any case, studies show that hard work in itself can be even counterproductive and as the number of hours spent on work goes up, productivity comes down in some instances," he writes. The President also says that the pandemic has taught us "exactly those lessons that will come handy for climate action".

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.

Private offices in Delhi 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.

Explained: How Covid got HR to relook its role in a changed world

The nimbleness of the HR department is now visible again, with Omicron threatening to derail work

Covid impact: Maharashtra bans non-essential public movement at night

Private offices have been advised to function with 50 per cent by rationalizing attendance and staggering work hours

Covid Redux: India Inc switches back to SOS mode from wait-and-watch

Remote to flexi working, only essential travel, and vaccination camps back on the table

LIVE: PM Modi inaugurates multiple development projects in Goa

Modi took part in Goa Liberation Day celebrations

The five-day office week isn't coming back. WFH is here to stay

Both employees and managers found working from home during the pandemic was positive for performance and well-being, a report by the OECD found.

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

75% of S Korean firms to continue remote work scheme even after covid

Most South Korean businesses that have adopted at-home remote work programs due to Covid-19 plan to continue the policy even after the end of the pandemic, a poll revealed on Thursday.

End of a return-to-office date: We'll get back to you, say firms

Some workers have returned to their cubicles in recent months, with office occupancy across the United States rising from 33% in August to 40% this month

Coworking market size to double over next 5 years at 15% CAGR: CII report

Flexible workspaces are the preferred way to adopt the hybrid work model in a post-pandemic world, compared to options like changing existing office layouts or the hub-and-spoke model

6 out of 10 companies adopted WFH policy post Covid relaxations: Survey

Over 65 per cent of the employers have either introduced 'work from home' as a policy or are evaluating the same reflecting a maturity and the confidence in their employees: Survey

End of work-from-home? People take baby steps back to office

First-timers are having mixed feelings about not working from home for a change and the novelty of meeting colleagues in flesh and blood

Video chat app Zoom has 2,507 customers paying over $100K each

In the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic where remote work and learning took centre-stage, 2,507 customers are now contributing more than $100,000 to video chat app Zoom in trailing 12 months revenue

Business activity at highest levels since pandemic began, says Report

An increase in driving to workplace resulted in the overall business activity surging to an all-time high of 14 percentage points (pp) higher than the pre-pandemic levels last week, a report said

Air pollution: Delhi extends ban on entry of trucks, WFH for govt staff

According to the directions of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), schools and colleges will remain closed till further orders, he said.

Apple asks employees to return to office from Feb 1, 2022 in US: Report

The employees will come to the office on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and they'll be able to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays.

37% employees feel more connected with colleagues while working remotely

At least 61% employees do not feel isolated while working remotely, while 37% of remote workers manage to communicate even better with their colleagues this way, a report said