Offices

In a message that was posted on Amazon's blog, chief executive Andy Jassy wrote the decision was taken at a meeting earlier this week and the move would make it easier to learn and collaborate

The process for vacating offices was initiated in December last year, according to reports citing sources

The total leasing of office space for all grades of buildings rose 37 per cent year-on-year in September across seven major cities to 6.3 million square feet on better demand, according to property consultant JLL India. The aggregate office market leasing activities refer to transactions for all grades or types of buildings in the top 7 cities (Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata). The total leasing of office space stood at 4.6 million square feet in September last year and 3.9 million square feet in the previous month, according to JLL India Aggregate Monthly Office Leasing Tracker. The data includes confirmed pre-commitments and term renewals. Deals in the discussion stage are not included. Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Pune were the top three cities, accounting for three-fourth of all leasing activities in September 2022. The BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance) sector emerged as the strongest driver of aggregate market activities in September

As per the data, transaction volumes for offices have gone up but the rental levels have also stabilised or grown in YoY and sequential terms across all markets.

Demand fuelled by hybrid work models, digital nomads, post-Covid urban loneliness

Several companies, the report claims, have introduced higher variable pay and employee engagement budgets while cutting down the internet allowance to make employees return to the office

According to the CBRE research, Q3 2022, 73% of workplaces allow for hybrid working, 18% allow for office only and 6% for remote only

Direct investment or co-investing with Indian VC/PE funds in companies is increasingly catching up

Coworking firm Simpliwork Offices on Tuesday said it has taken on lease 1.5 lakh square feet of office space in Chennai from DLF and Mindspace Business Parks REIT to expand business. Bengaluru-based Simpliwork Offices, which provides managed office space to corporates, has taken on lease about 80,000 square feet from DLF and around 70,000 square feet from Mindspace. The demand for managed office space has increased during the COVID pandemic as corporates are looking for flexibility to scale up. The centre in DLF Downtown, Chennai will have more than 1,700 seating capacity and expected to be operational early next year, while the facility at Commerzone, Porur with Mindspace Business Parks REIT is already operational. "The office market in Chennai is known for its resilience. A key market, it accounts for a growing share of India's total Grade A office space stock and demand," Kunal Walia, CEO & Founder of Simpliwork Offices, said. Given its strategic location housing multiple ...

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

Power generation, vehicle registrations dip

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 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

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

Activity picks up in restaurants, shops

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

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

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

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.

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