Office Hours

Wipro tightens work-from-home policy, links office attendance to leaves

Wipro is enforcing a new policy requiring employees to work from the office at least three days a week. Those found violating the rules will be at risk of losing a day's leave

No corporate has sought furniture to help employees in work: Godrej Interio

Leading office furniture brand Godrej Interio has "never" been approached by any corporate client asking for solutions to help an employee put in elongated work hours, a top official said on Tuesday. Corporate clients are more focused on making employees more productive, ensuring that they work as a team and also aspects like sustainability, its parent firm Godrej & Boyce chief executive Anil Verma said. "The short answer is... I never got a customer saying 'I want my people to work so many hours'," Verma told PTI, replying to a specific question if the company has seen corporates seeking such help. Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy recently triggered a flutter by suggesting a 70-hour work week to help in faster growth of the economy. As companies get employees back to work ending the pandemic period practice of work from home, there is a sharp decline of over 70 per cent in the revenues from individuals, Godrej Interio's business head Swapneel Nagarkar said. However, the ...

CBRE sees 165 mn sq ft of new office supply in top 7 cities during 2023-25

Bengaluru and Hyderabad will contribute 49 per cent to the total upcoming office space supply of over 165 million square feet estimated during the 2023-2025 period across seven major cities, according to CBRE.. Real estate consultant CBRE South Asia on Thursday released its new report 'Office Myths Debunked'. As per the report, the office supply completions across seven major cities are expected to exceed 165 million square feet between 2023-2025, which is significantly higher than 142 million square feet recorded during the 2020-2022 period. Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO - India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE, said, The office sector in India is witnessing good growth momentum. The substantial supply completions across top cities in India is projected to exceed 165 million sq. ft. over 2023-2025, indicating a positive outlook for the office sector.". The average annual office supply increased by a robust 17 per cent and the average building size increased by

TCS ends pandemic practice, asks all employees to work from offices

Largest IT services company TCS on Wednesday announced that it has asked its 6.14 lakh-plus employees to work from offices, ending the practice of remote working that started due to the pandemic. The company -- the first major IT services firms to announce such a move -- has asked its workforce to return to offices because of the need to deepen the value systems and a belief in productivity gains coming from co-working, TCS Chief Human Resources Officer Milind Lakkad told reporters. "We strongly believe that they need to come to work so that the new workforce gets integrated with the larger workforce of TCS. And that is the only way they will learn and understand and internalise the TCS values and the TCS way. So yes, we are asking people to come all days in a week," Lakkad said. He added that in the last three years, it has hired a large number of people and hence, it is essential to instil the same values in all employees. When asked if the company has scrapped its '25 by 25' ...

Punjab gets new office timing, CM Mann says move to bring many benefits

The new timing in Punjab government offices came into effect on Tuesday with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann saying the move will not just save power but result in many other benefits. With effect from May 2, the timing of state government departments have been changed from the earlier 9 am-5 pm shift to 7.30 am-2 pm. The new timing will remain in force till July 15 and result in an estimated saving of Rs 40-42 crore during the two-and-a-half month period, said Mann who, along with his staff, arrived at the Civil Secretariat here at 7.28 am. "From today, all government offices will open at 7.30 am and continue till 2 pm. The move will have a few benefits," he said. Several Punjab ministers, including Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Harpal Singh Cheema and Aman Arora, also reached their offices according to the new timing. "Before implementing this decision, we talked to the employees and the people and they agreed (to the decision on the changed timing)," Mann told reporters at a press ...

One day in office, remote work for rest of the week for Meesho employees

E-commerce firm's Flexi-Office model offers employees financial support for relocating

Flex spaces in demand as 35-40% of firms prefer hybrid working: Awfis study

Survey finds that 45% of companies are looking for new office spaces including conventional and flexible ones, 35% have adopted a multi-office approach by collaborating with co-working spaces

Six-day work weeks won't work anymore for new talent, says report

According to a report, companies with 6-day work weeks have to settle for leftover talent

How India negotiated work-life as Covid kept hitting back-to-office plans

2021, the year that was: What worked with work, or didn't

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

Work from home future fades in Asia as companies seek more office space

The firm surveyed 109 companies across the region from industries including real estate, technology and finance between May and June

Recovery tracker: Office visits at 78% of pre-Covid days as cases fall

Roads see more traffic and power generation a brighter week

New rail minister orders officials, staffers in office to work in 2 shifts

Hours after taking charge as the new Railways Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, Ashwini Vaishnaw ordered officials and staffers in his office to work in two shifts

Centre issues new guidelines to regulate attendance in govt offices

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Monday directed all officers at the level of Under Secretary and above to attend offices on all working days from June 16 until June 30

Long working hours are killing 745,000 people a year, says WHO study

Working 55 hours or more per week is a serious health hazard, said Maria Neira, director of the WHO's Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health

Onboarding during Covid: New hires grapple with office politics from home

The companies that get it right should have an expanded, grateful workforce, but get it wrong and new hires could find it hard to develop team spirit

From router to storage device: 5 things to make work-from-home functional

While a make-do workstation at home can get you moving, there are gadgets that help elevate user experience and improve productivity and work efficiency

Flexible office growth in non-metros may add $254 bn to economies by 2029

It revealed that on average 121 new jobs are created in communities that contain a flexible workspace, with an extra $9.63 million going directly into the local economy

Working for long? Why you should not be at work more than 35 hours a week

Some experts suggest it should be no more than 35 hours a week

The 888 vs 996 debate

Those extra late nights in office may not necessarily be the best way to go