Work from Home – a Win-Win All Around?
4 COVID-19 has changed people’s lives – how they spend their time, how they manage housework, how they socialise, and how they work. Work from home (WFH) has become the norm, at least for now. How does it work, for both employee and employer? • Employees in India work 32 minutes longer (about 6% more) during WFH than they used to when attending office. • A middle-income employee spends 10% of his/her income in transport costs to/from office (international norm). • Office space rentals in Indian cities range from Rs123 per sq ft per month (pm) in Mumbai to Rs43 per s...