As the second phase of lockdown is nearing an end, companies in Gurugram were hoping for business operations to resume. The government had earlier notified that companies can open office spaces for employees but in a staggered manner and in sync with the government advisories. But with the rising number of coronavirus cases in India…
As the government issued guidelines for companies to resume operations after April 20, employees in the IT sector seem to be returning to work. Recently, Rashid Premji, the Chairman of Wipro through a tweet announced that his company has resumed operations at its Kochi campus with 120 employees joining the office. However, he also highlighted…
Days after the Central government announced its decision to freeze the implementation of revised rates of Dearness Allowance (DA) of central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners for the installments due between 1st Jan 2020 and 1st July 2021, state governments have also started to follow the suit. Citing the severe fiscal crisis…
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted normal worklife severely. The global economy came to a halt because of the pandemic and now every business and economist is waiting for it to be over as soon as possible. The decision of imposing nationwide lockdown by the government has now started to take a toll on the GDP.…
As the government planned to allow certain relaxations in its lockdown advisory after April 20, E-commerce companies were aiming for a renewal of services. But in a surprising move, the government has made a U-turn and revised its order. The government had recently released its lockdown guidelines, which allowed e-commerce companies to operate fully and…
As the novel coronavirus pandemic led to the world’s largest work-from-home experiment, video conferencing apps like Zoom and Google Meet saw a sudden rise in their user database. Organizations around the world are now moving ahead with their daily tasks via video conferencing through these apps. But their usage has also drawn severe criticism from…
In view of the challenges thrown by COVID19 outbreak and consequent lockdown, the Government of India recently took a major decision to provide relief from payment of rental to the small IT units operating out of the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). Most of these units are either Tech MSMEs or startups. The Ministry…