The social distancing imperative has prompted the company to consider rejigging shifts, so that there is no overlap of workmen between two shifts
What’s worked during the lockdown and what hasn’t? Can what’s worked become a permanent feature of the workplace? Are there any unexpected positive outcomes? What lessons can be extrapolated and applied in future? As the corporate world tries to answer these questions, it’s clear that one feature — working from home — has been a success.
So much so that Japanese automotive paints company Nippon Paint (India), as it prepares for life once the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak slows down, is closing its sales office in Mumbai.
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The Gurgaon-headquartered company, with marquee clients like Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors, has been so surprised by the success of the ‘work from home’ rule that it is thinking of asking staff at other locations to continue working from home too or go in for co-working space. Both measures will save high rental costs.
Source: Business Standard
