Flipkart extends work from home for its 12,000 employees till May end

Employees can take 'unlimited bereavement leaves' in case of loss of a family member; teams that have been attending office on a roster basis will continue to do so

E-commerce giant Flipkart has extended the ‘work from home’ policy for its 12,000 employees till May 31, 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the assessment of the current situation, the Walmart-owned firm has extended the ‘phase-2 of the back to office plan’ till the end of May next year, according to an internal email sent by the company to the employees.

Earlier the ‘work from home policy' had been extended by the company till December this year.

“Over the last several months, we have shown great resilience and character in dealing with the pandemic while adapting to