(Milcah Anila, Intern Journalist) Amaravathi: Work from Home This development marks the beginning of key changes. It is indirectly bringing the IT sector closer to small towns and villages. Experts say this is a positive factor for the AP. Almost all IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in the country have decided to continue the ‘work from home’ (WFH) approach.
As per the pre-determined, this facility for employees is due to end on the 31st of this month. But the corona threat in the country is not over yet .. IT companies are not daring to take the risk with the expectation of a second wave. That is why they have decided to extend WFH to their employees till March 31, 2021. 98% of them work from home There are about 45 lakh IT and BPO employees in the country. 98% of them have been working under the WFH policy since April this year.
TCS, Infosys, and Wipro have about 9 lakh employees. About 8.75 lakh of them are working from their homes. TCS has decided to go one step further and implement this policy until 2025. Even if the corona effect is eliminated, only 25 percent of people will be able to come and work in offices by 2025.
The company intends to have 75 percent of people working under the WFH policy. Infosys also expects half of its employees to come to the office in the future. Leading companies in the country are reducing their office rent and another management burden in cities. IT companies have vacated office buildings by an average of 40 percent in the last six months.
The Center also responded positively to the request of IT and BPO companies to relax the provisions of the labor law with effect from Corona. IT, focusing on ‘Work from Home, Work from Anywhere’ The Center has recently relaxed the terms of service of other service providers.
Opportunity for Rural Small Towns IT and other companies want to continue the work-from-home approach, in the long run, bringing rural and small towns together. This is a positive factor mainly for our state. Most of the IT employees working in other states are from AP. They are working from the state.
As a result, villages and small towns in the state will also be developed as IT and other service centers. – Professor PVGD Prasad Reddy, VC, Andhra University Most of the IT employees working in other states are from AP. They are working from the state.
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