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Offices emptied out by the coronavirus are likely to stay that way for a while, as tech companies package the extension given to employees to work from home as a favour done to them while blurring office time and personal time and getting more bang for their buck.

Work from home being sold as the new culture by tech giants Facebook,...

It enables companies to cut the cost of rent, power and other charges from maintaining an office

22 May 2020 4:54 PM IST

An Indian Finance Ministry employee walks carrying files outside the ministry building on April 20, 2020. An increasing number of officers are opting to work from home amid concerns over the coronavirus epidemic in New Delhi. (AP)

Soon, 'work from home' could be an option for central government...

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) may provide option for work from home to the eligible officers/staff for...

14 May 2020 1:44 PM IST

IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. (PTI Photo)

Work from home may become new norm, says Ravi Shankar Prasad at G20...

The minister highlighted India's action plan to fight coronavirus by leveraging digital technology and called for a...

1 May 2020 11:51 AM IST

Some women have also complained that they find their colleagues inappropriately dressed during virtual meetings and it made them uncomfortable.

How do I tell my male boss it's not okay to video call me at 11 pm?

With companies not having guidelines on remote working, women professionals seek guidance to deal with sexual harassment...

1 Jun 2020 10:57 PM IST

The prolonged lockdown of Googles offices could influence other major employers to take similar precautions, given that the technology industry has been at the forefront of the shift to remote work that has been triggered by the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo | Flickr - Maurizio Pesce)

Work from home till July 2021, Google tells most of its 200,000...

It marks a six-month extension of Google's previous plan to keep most of its offices closed through the rest of this...

28 July 2020 3:27 PM IST

Air pollution may be contributing to glaucoma due to the constriction of blood vessels, which ties into air pollutions links to an increased risk of heart problems. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi air pollution: Not in favour of WFH, employees advised to...

The apex court asked the Centre about drastic steps which are scientifically proven and are taken to bring down...

17 Nov 2021 12:25 PM IST

The Covid-19 pandemic which inspired the new normal of work from home also questions an individual-centric world. (DC file photo)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | As bells toll for 2021, an end is also a beginning

At present, for around 37 per cent of jobs in developed countries and 10 per cent in developing countries, working from...

24 Dec 2021 12:43 AM IST

Maternal stress endured during pregnancy can negatively affect a wide range of outcomes in children including on cognition, health and educational attainment. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Rise in pregnancies, abortions with more than 40 per cent rise in...

With nine months spent at home this past year, many of those who underwent in vitro fertilization treatment have...

7 Jan 2021 10:54 AM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | Covid's impact, WFH has hit India's women...

The unpaid childcare burden per woman in India in a normal year is estimated to be 2,380 hours

2 July 2021 12:17 AM IST

Those lagging in PsyCap characteristics drifted to maladaptive behaviours and exhibited a high perception of stress. (Photo: PTI/TRepresentational)

Research suggests positive state of mind may be antidote for working...

The findings of the study were published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management

27 Aug 2021 11:05 AM IST

With the world constantly equipping technology in its processes, and people adopting the work-from-home culture as their new normal, it has effectively created opportunities for leaders to take hold of completing the digitization of their companies, making them walk hand-in-hand with this paradigm shift. By arrangement

Santanu Bhattacherjee : Impeccable leadership skillset accounts for...

Santanu started his journey as an inspiring leader in 2013 and has never looked back ever since

16 Aug 2021 9:45 PM IST

The post-Covid world isnt here yet, but with each wave we understand how different that world will be. Representational Image. (PTI)

Kishwar Desai | 3 plus 2 vs WFH, shops-to-homes: Getting ready for a...

Not everyone is prepared to come back to work in offices, but prefer to be somewhere in the country and logging in when...

16 Aug 2021 3:03 AM IST