Impacts of Work from Home Among Employees During Lockdown (with Special Reference to Chennai District)

Abstract

‘Work from Home’ is the method which is in the recent trend, followed by most of the organizations so that the employees can work safely while no disturbance arises in the organizational objectives. This meant that many people unexpectedly started working from home with little or no choice of preparation. Many companies previously did not allow flexible working, believing that tasks could not be completed. The importance given to the physical location of a workplace has been gradually decreasing due to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the growth of information technology. With an increasing number of employees working from home, it has also improved the employee retention rate. In the earlier days, people used to believe that only the corporate sectors followed the work from home model. This pandemic situation has changed the whole perspective of the people concerning working from home and has led the employees in different sectors bound to work remotely. This study aims at understanding the impact of work from home among employees with special reference to Chennai District.

Keywords: Work from Home, Lockdown, Employees, WFH, Flexible Working

JEL Classification: M150,M120