As working from home (WFH) becomes the new normal for many employees, research reveals that Indians have adopted it better than their peers in other countries. In a piece for Mint, Dr Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Executive Director, Artha Global, writes, “The radical shift to WFH will have a profound impact on companies, cities and broader economic network.”

Excerpts below:

“The data on how Indians think about WFH makes for interesting reading, because it shows that we—or more specifically, those of us who work in areas where teleworking is possible— have taken to the new way better than peers in other countries.” 

“Not everyone can work from home, but the lucky few who can obviously value the possibility. […] there is little doubt that the pandemic shock of the past two years and a half has shown that more flexible working arrangements are viable, even if large organizations completely built on teleworking are still a rarity.” 

Read the full article here.