IT continues WFH despite relaxation

Hyderabad: Despite the Telangana government giving companies the go-ahead to ramp up office operations to 100% earlier this week, a cautious IT & ITeS sector is not yet ready to scale down work from home (

WFH

) and bring back their workforce to office given the challenges with public transport as well as social distancing and sanitation.

Industry sources said most IT hubs in the city like Raheja Mindspace are witnessing very thin employee turnout (below 10%) as most of the larger players continue with their extensive WFH policy. This despite most companies already sanitising their premises and some even briefing employees about office readiness and giving those with personal vehicles the option to work from office.

“The employee turnout at office has not even reached 10% as of now due to factors like lack of public transport and night curfew. Many employees are also stuck in Andhra Pradesh are waiting for interstate bus services to resume to return to Hyderabad and resume office,” said former HYSEA president and ZenQ CEO Murali Bollu.

“We are going to take a very cautious approach to ensure the safety of our employees. We will continue to work from home until we have clarity on how lockdown relaxation will have an impact on the outspread. We will only bring back the staff when we are fully confident of the safety,” said Suman Reddy Eadunuri, managing director, Pegasystems India.

Ranvijay Lamba, managing director and country head, Arcesium India said the company is monitoring the situation and despite relaxation of the norms it continues with full WFH as “employee safety and wellbeing is paramount”.