Work from home till year end! Govt extends WFH norms for IT, ITes companies

By: |
Published: July 22, 2020 9:02 AM

"DoT has further extended the relaxations in the terms and conditions for other service providers up to 31st December 2020 to facilitate work from home in view of the ongoing concern due to COVID-19," the Department of Telecommunications said in a late night tweet.

Work from home, Work from home in IT, Work from home in BPO companies, covid 19 pandemic,  IT workforce, DoT, coronavirus pandemic,latest news on work from homeCurrently, around 85 per cent of the IT workforce is working from home and only those performing critical functions are going to offices.

The government on Tuesday said it has extended connectivity norms for work from home for IT and BPO companies till December 31. The time period for work from home was expiring on July 31.

“DoT has further extended the relaxations in the terms and conditions for other service providers up to 31st December 2020 to facilitate work from home in view of the ongoing concern due to COVID-19,” the Department of Telecommunications said in a late night tweet.

Currently, around 85 per cent of the IT workforce is working from home and only those performing critical functions are going to offices. In March, the DoT relaxed certain norms for OSPs till April 30 to facilitate work from home (WFH) amid the coronavirus pandemic which was further extended till July 31.

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in India has crossed 11.55 lakh with 28,084 people losing their lives till Tuesday.

Get live Stock Prices from BSE, NSE, US Market and latest NAV, portfolio of Mutual Funds, calculate your tax by Income Tax Calculator, know market’s Top Gainers, Top Losers & Best Equity Funds. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Financial Express is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest Biz news and updates.

Next Stories
1Big job crisis! Survey shows less than fifth of business enterprises intend to hire till September this year
2SSC recruitment: Staff Selection Commission releases revised dates for CGL, CHSL, other exams — check schedule
3Bank of Baroda recruitment: BoB invites applications for bank supervisor posts — check eligibility, other details