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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

WFH policy, ban on industries being mulled to tackle Delhi's air pollution

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday had announced various emergency measures, including the closure of schools for a week

Hybrid work model to stay with tweaks even as pandemic eases: Experts

The hybrid model means employees work partly on-site or in the office and partly remotely depending upon work requirement and productivity

Most employees favour hybrid model of work post pandemic: Survey

A survey has revealed that 73 per cent of employees are in favour of the hybrid model of work across industries.

TMS, Ep 40: Back to office, crypto ban, Nykaa, IPO, and circuit filters

What are the challenges facing IT firms as employees return to office? Is crypto too mainstream in India to be banned? Is it right time to partially book profit in Nykaa IPO? Get all the answers here

Back to the office: New challenges await IT companies as employees return

The IT services industry is slowly opening up offices after a lengthy Covid-induced hiatus. But employees now seen apprehensive about coming back and are raising a new set of demands

Business leaders feel pressured to offer more flexibility post-Covid: Study

A significant percentage of business leaders in India are actively creating new workplace policies that give employees more agency over how they work and where they work from, says a LinkedIn study

Work from home culture has gained acceptance, says CEO of Kerala IT parks

The culture of WFH has gained acceptance in the IT sector and has a positive impact on society by including more new mothers, according to John M Thomas, the CEO of IT parks in Kerala.

Human Factor: Pushback on withdrawal of 'work from home'

The debate over whom to bring back to office, when and for how long has become complicated

WFH rules helped middle class during Covid-19 pandemic, says PM Modi

"The rules framed for WFH during the corona period made the lives of the urban middle class much easier," Modi said