REA India shifts to hybrid working model

REA India, part of the Australia headquartered REA Group, which owns digital platforms Housing.com, PropTiger.com and Makaan.Com among others has shifted to a hybrid working model for its employees.

The move by the company comes at a time when a multitude of global and national players are busy devising and launching new policies to optimise various remote working models.

“At REA India, we believe that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach might not work in the post-pandemic world. Since different individuals and departments perform more optimally in different set-ups, as was evident during the lockdowns and the subsequent opening of our offices across the country, we have decided to adopt a more modern, hybrid working culture, where our people can choose to work out of office or work remotely, depending on their roles and function within the company,” said Dhruv Agarwala, Group CEO, REA India.


REA India’s hybrid workplace policy enables people to choose to work from anywhere.

REA India has a workforce of around 1400 employees.

"While everyone in our design, product, engineering and marketing teams has the flexibility to work from anywhere, our sales teams work in a hybrid set up, building strong relationships with their clients through in person connections. As we make this transition, we are ensuring that all our people have real-time and virtual collaboration tools that enable them to stay connected just like in a physical set up. This is being topped up with plenty of fun off-sites, where teams meet physically at regular intervals to brainstorm and build relationships with each other," Agarwala added.

In the past one year, several businesses in India have announced their plans to launch a hybrid working model, a model that works well for diverse talent pools.

“The new workplace boundaries are more psychological than physical, and it’s all about flexibility, trust and accountability. At REA India, we are quite thrilled as we transition to a hybrid workplace model and are ensuring that our people's experience remains seamless and inclusive, irrespective of their place of work, whether office or home,” said Rohit Hasteer, Group CHRO, REA India.