Covid Redux: India Inc switches back to SOS mode from wait-and-watch

Remote to flexi working, only essential travel, and vaccination camps back on the table

With the dizzying rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, India Inc has transitioned from a wait-and-watch policy to full-on emergency mode, bringing back remote and flexi work, stringent safety protocols, and allowing only essential travel. 

Companies — especially in metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata — that had adopted a hybrid work model during the last few months when the caseload remained low, are either switching back entirely to work-from-home (WFH), or calling skeletal staff to office on select days. 

Take the case of cigarettes-to-hotels major, ITC, which had been on a hybrid work model over the last