PM austerity appeal row: BJP's counterattack on Rahul Gandhi invokes Nehru's speechThe BJP has responded to Rahul Gandhi's criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for austerity. Gandhi called Modi's suggestions ...
11 May, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
How a 5-year-old’s phone call changed a denied WFH request into a company-wide policy overnightA child's innocent plea to her father's boss, explaining her mother's illness and her father's need to work from home, prompted a company p...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
India’s agentic boom tests regulators; Qcomm growth hits brakesHappy Friday! India’s AI agent boom is outpacing the guardrails meant to keep it in check. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
17 Apr, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
CA shares real incident. As company bans WFH, employee uses it as an excuse to refuse urgent work beyond office hoursA Gen Z employee in Mumbai has cleverly navigated his company's strict no work from home policy. When asked why he ignored an important cli...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
WFH approved but on a leash: Employee’s reply stuns manager into silenceA new company policy requires remote workers to stay within 50 kilometers of the office. This geo-fencing rule has sparked online discussio...
31 Mar, 2026, 09.40 PM IST
'My manager lied about WFH and leaves': Intern-turned-full time employee vents about toxic bossA young professional's promising career has turned into a daily struggle. His manager's alleged controlling and misleading actions have cau...
14 Feb, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
IT Industry cheers WFH rules relaxation for SEZs till next DecemberThe Indian government on Thursday allowed complete work from home option to employees of IT units in a special economic zone till December ...
09 Dec, 2022, 10.01 PM IST
100% WFH allowed for IT units in SEZsAs per the latest rules, units will not need to take prior permission and only inform about it.
09 Dec, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
Employees of SEZ units may be allowed 100% work from home: Piyush GoyalThe commerce department has notified Rule 43A for WFH in the SEZ Rules, 2006, which provides WFH for a certain category of employees of a u...
14 Sep, 2022, 12.30 AM IST
Govt relaxes SEZ WFH normsThe guidelines also state that deemed approval for WFH proposals within 15 days of submission in case of no communication by the commission...
12 Aug, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
Govt to issue SOPs after IT industry flags WFH rules in SEZsThe SOPs, which will be issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, will factor in concerns raised by the $200-billion IT industry aro...
06 Aug, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
With Omicron looming, Noida SEZ extends ITES WFH till end of June 2022“In view of the Covid-19 pandemic and likely spread of the Omicron variant, in continuation of earlier circular of this office… it has been...
24 Dec, 2021, 08.10 PM IST
Govt to take a call on permanent WFH for SEZ ITs by month-endIndustry is also seeking clarity on whether services rendered by SEZ employees while working from home (WFH) are eligible for exemption und...
16 Apr, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
Shifting to a small town for work from home? A pay cut may tag alongHR experts and consultancies feel under new rules, salary change for some WFH employees may be likely. And if and when formalised, new rule...
19 Jan, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
No curbs on work-from-home for software units in tech parksSTPI has told the industry lobby that its existing rules, which permit WFH, allow workers to take equipment from official premises for exte...
11 Jul, 2020, 08.09 AM IST
Coronavirus and worklife: Tips to make working from home easyThe COVID-19 outbreak has caused almost all firms to deploy the work from home practice for employees. While some may be used to this, othe...
25 Mar, 2020, 09.23 AM IST