Work from Home in the time of COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Work from Home in the time of COVID-19

The Hindu  

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent work-from-home imperatives and lockdowns have led to significant economic disruptions around the world. The figure highlights the negative association between the two dimensions — the greater the need for human proximity, the lower is the suitability of the occupation to work from home. For example, occupations with highest suitability to work from home include occupations such as directors, computing professionals, and general managers, who also require minimal human proximity in executing their jobs. In contrast, the occupations with least suitability to work from home include professions like drivers, shop sales professionals, and domestic help that are also characterized by high human proximity. image/svg+xml However, what is interesting is that certain occupations, although characterized by high human proximity and low suitability to work from home, may well be amenable to this shift through technological innovation and technology-enabled business models.

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Explained: Centre’s new Work-from-Home rules and how it allows for more flexibility
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: Centre’s new Work-from-Home rules and how it allows for more flexibility

Firstpost  

Rule 43 introduced by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry allows employees in the special economic zone to avail of the work-from-home model for a period of one year, which can be extended by the Development Commissioner Work from Home, which become a feature for almost all during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, is here to stay. What …

Work from Home to Continue in India? Survey Finds 73% Office Occupiers Want Hybrid Model
2 years, 6 months ago

Work from Home to Continue in India? Survey Finds 73% Office Occupiers Want Hybrid Model

News 18  

The days of remote working for all days of the work week may be over for employees in India as organisations are looking to shift to the hybrid model, a survey has indicated. Ltd, that 73 per cent of office space occupiers in India are evaluating hybrid working arrangements going forward instead of granting work from home to its employees …

Working and studying from home to become part of the post-pandemic norm
3 years, 2 months ago

Working and studying from home to become part of the post-pandemic norm

NL Times  

As a result of the coronavirus restrictions, the Dutch intend to structure working from home and online meetings into daily life after the end of of the pandemic. Twenty-five to thirty percent of students in secondary and higher education said they expect to continue participating in classes from home even after the end of the coronavirus measures, according to the …

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home
3 years, 2 months ago

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home

Dutch News  

Some three in five employers have not yet made their strategy on working from home clear to staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by I&O Research. Officially, the advice is to ‘work from home if you can, and go to the office if you must’, but many companies are now welcoming staff back on …

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home
3 years, 2 months ago

Many employers have no strategy yet for dealing with working from home

Dutch News  

Some three in five employers have not yet made their strategy on working from home clear to staff in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by I&O Research. Officially, the advice is to ‘work from home if you can, and go to the office if you must’, but many companies are now welcoming staff back on …

Employees want to work from home two days per week on average: Research
3 years, 8 months ago

Employees want to work from home two days per week on average: Research

NL Times  

A quarter of people currently working remotely said they would prefer to continue working from home predominantly or fully once the coronavirus pandemic has ended. On average people want to work from home for 18 hours per week, accounting for just over two full working days, according to research by TNO. The same research also showed that last month more …

COVID-19 pandemic will force 1.8 crore Indians to find a new occupation by 2030, says McKinsey report
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic will force 1.8 crore Indians to find a new occupation by 2030, says McKinsey report

Firstpost  

Mumbai: COVID-19 will have a lasting impact on labour markets, and as much as 18 million Indian workers will be forced to switch to a newer occupation by 2030 because of the pandemic, a report said on Friday. The impact will be “disproportionately” felt on low-wage workers in retail, food services, hospitality, and office administration, the report by McKinsey Global …

How the pandemic will redefine work in 2021
4 years ago

How the pandemic will redefine work in 2021

Live Mint  

Let’s face it, our pre-covid work life is not coming back anytime soon. Work from home is here to stay Even though many companies are planning to reopen offices next year, entry will be staggered. Human resource experts believe organisations will look at a hybrid work model, with people going in to offices largely for meetings or brainstorming sessions. Remote …

83% of Indian employees worried about returning to office without COVID-19 vaccine, study says
4 years, 1 month ago

83% of Indian employees worried about returning to office without COVID-19 vaccine, study says

The Hindu  

Indian workforce is concerned about going back to the office in the absence of COVID-19 vaccine, and with restrictions still in effect, according to a report by software firm Atlassian. “The research findings point to how the ‘new normal’ will shape work, relationships and collaboration in the future,” Dinesh Ajmera, Head of Engineering at Atlassian, said. Although, from a work-life …

Around 83% of Indian workforce nervous to return to office without Covid-19 vaccine: Survey
4 years, 1 month ago

Around 83% of Indian workforce nervous to return to office without Covid-19 vaccine: Survey

India Today  

A survey by Atlassian Corporation found that around 83% of the Indian workforce is nervous about returning to office without the Covid-19 vaccine while restrictions are still in place, and would want to work completely from home. While people are still managing new challenges that come with remote work, many reported a sense of ‘relief’ being free from the usual …

The biggest unknowns in a post-pandemic work world
4 years, 2 months ago

The biggest unknowns in a post-pandemic work world

BBC  

The biggest unknowns in a post-pandemic work world Emmanuel Lafont For those who are able, remote work has allowed people to do their jobs in secluded areas outside of cities. With many workers asking the same thing, several big companies have already answered: “Why not?” Just this month, tech giant Microsoft announced that it would offer staff the option to …

Has coronavirus and working from home given us the biggest productivity increase of the century?
4 years, 4 months ago

Has coronavirus and working from home given us the biggest productivity increase of the century?

ABC  

One of the most striking responses to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the sudden shift of around half the workforce to working at home. If working from home eliminated an hour of commuting, without changing time spent on work or reducing production, the result would be equivalent to a 13 per cent increase in productivity. A study by Harvard and …

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work
4 years, 4 months ago

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has led to an increase in people working from home, but four in five workers cannot do so because of the limits of the job, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Some 20% of people now ‘take work home’, compared with between 10% and 15% of workers in 2019, the agency said. ‘We may have under-estimated the number …

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work
4 years, 4 months ago

Home offices on the rise? Four in five people still go out to work

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has led to an increase in people working from home, but four in five workers cannot do so because of the limits of the job, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Some 20% of people now ‘take work home’, compared with between 10% and 15% of workers in 2019, the agency said. ‘We may have under-estimated the number …

COVID-19 or not, domestic work is devalued in India, and so is the gender responsible for it
4 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 or not, domestic work is devalued in India, and so is the gender responsible for it

Firstpost  

Despite the contribution of the domestic workers to the care economy, they work long hours often with meagre wages. In 2008, the Government of India passed the Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act extending to provide social security and protection to all unorganized sector workers, including domestic workers. However, in the UNWSS Act, any individual who is above the age of …

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus impact: Check pros and cons of post pandemic work from home

India Today  

The changing dynamics of the workspace landscape under the pressure of Covid-19 outbreak has put a halt to the long debate on whether allowing employees to work from home augments their productivity or curtails it, by putting it to a practical test overnight, that too on a world-wide scale. With digital offices becoming the new normal in 2020, companies all …

Is work from home here to stay? | The Hindu Parley Podcast
4 years, 6 months ago

Is work from home here to stay? | The Hindu Parley Podcast

The Hindu  

The Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdowns have made work from home an imperative for several industries. For those industries and job profiles for which work from home is possible, has the concept come to stay, is the question before us now… Running up to 2025, a large IT services firm in India has said it would have about 75% …

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says
4 years, 7 months ago

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says

Dutch News  

The government must do more to encourage home working and cycling to prevent chaos on the roads when all coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the cabinet’s most important advisory group SER said on Thursday. It also recommends officials carry out a major research project into the ‘biggest home working experiment’ which has ever taken place. ‘We have to use this phase …

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says
4 years, 7 months ago

Encourage working and studying at home post-Covid-19, think-tank says

Dutch News  

The government must do more to encourage home working and cycling to prevent chaos on the roads when all coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the cabinet’s most important advisory group SER said on Thursday. It also recommends officials carry out a major research project into the ‘biggest home working experiment’ which has ever taken place. ‘We have to use this phase …

Webinar on challenges before job industry as coronavirus becomes new normal
4 years, 7 months ago

Webinar on challenges before job industry as coronavirus becomes new normal

India Today  

Coronavirus and work culture will definitely be different post lockdown. Therefore, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Department of Liberal Arts will host an online conference for Employees and Human Resource Professionals tomorrow on May 30, 2020, on the topic ‘Employee Engagement and Welfare In the New Normal of Work-From-Home, Post Covid-19.’ The event is open to the public. Speaking about …

Half of NL residents want to keep working from home after coronavirus crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

Half of NL residents want to keep working from home after coronavirus crisis

NL Times  

Working from home seems to be a hit for many employees in the Netherlands. 53 percent are positive about working from home and 49 percent want to keep doing so, at least partly, after the coronavirus crisis is over, according to a survey by Nationale Vacaturebank​ and Intermediair​ among over a thousand Dutch workers, AD reports. But now that a …

COVID-19: BFI to implement work from home for its employees
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: BFI to implement work from home for its employees

The Hindu  

The Boxing Federation of India has decided to ask all its officials and employees to work from home from Wednesday in view of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic which is causing deaths and institutional chaos across the globe. Following in the footsteps of BCCI and All India Football Federation, which have asked employees to work from home on Monday, the …

Coronavirus | Ford asks 10,000 employees in India to work from home
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Ford asks 10,000 employees in India to work from home

The Hindu  

In wake of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. auto major Ford has asked 10,000 employees in India, except those in business-critical roles, to work from home, a step which has also been taken up by Swedish luxury car maker Volvo. A Ford India spokesperson said, in recent days, the company has concluded that the issue of coronavirus has taken on a …

If you're working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, who's responsible for your safety?
4 years, 9 months ago

If you're working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, who's responsible for your safety?

ABC  

More and more employees in Australia are being encouraged or directed to work from home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. "If it is not safe, and often we work in non-ideal home workspaces, then employers should not let employees work in that space." "Employers could find a way to let employees salary sacrifice purchasing office furniture or provide …

Not That Many Americans Can Actually Work From Home During The Coronavirus Outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Not That Many Americans Can Actually Work From Home During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Huff Post  

Fewer than 1 in 3 American workers can telework. JaruekChairak via Getty Images As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, more and more companies are urging their employees to work from home to help limit transmission. pic.twitter.com/UVSrlxshSI — Heidi Shierholz March 13, 2020 More than 60% of workers in management, business and finance had the ability to work from home at least …

Coronavirus: Is your organisation ready for work from home in India?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Is your organisation ready for work from home in India?

The Hindu  

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads rapidly across the world, more and more companies are embracing the work-from-home option for business continuity. Among the measures announced by the two companies include virtual on-boarding for outstation candidates and virtual interviewing and hiring to the extent possible with digitisation of some of their processes, including signing of employment contract, educational and awareness sessions …

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way

BBC  

Coronavirus: How to work from home, the right way Getty Images A nearly empty office in Boston, Massachusetts on 10 March after staff was asked ot work from home Companies around the globe have rolled out mandatory remote work. Out of sight, out of mind can be a real problem for remote workers – Sara Sutton So when you do …

Coronavirus could mean you’ll be working from home. Here’s how to stay productive
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus could mean you’ll be working from home. Here’s how to stay productive

CNN  

As coronavirus continues to spread throughout the US, employees might be asked to work from home. “Turn off notifications during your time off so you aren’t seeing a message that you might be tempted to sneak off to check,” said Teresa Douglas, author of “Working Remotely: Secrets to Success for Employees on Distributed Teams.” Communicate clearly There’s no popping your …

Coronavirus triggers world’s biggest work-from-home experiment
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus triggers world’s biggest work-from-home experiment

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — In offices across Asia, desks are empty and the phones are quiet, as the region grapples with a deadly virus. A Hong Kong government statement said it “appealed to other employers to make flexible work arrangements for employees in order to reduce contacts among people.” Schools in many of these places have been suspended – …

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