WFH is now a major consideration among job aspirants: Expert

Human Resource (HR) consultants and managers said that when it comes to choosing a new organization, it is emerging as the most important factor for many recruiters.

“Work from home, which was a perk in the pre-Covid era, is now becoming a deal maker or a deal breaker. Many employees are asking companies to include a permanent work from home clause in their contracts. Otherwise they are not accepting the offer,” said an HR consultant who works with domestic and multinational clients.

He said that many companies are bound by the attrition rate in their organizations. Companies, especially big IT giants and startups, are offering double bonuses, expensive gifts and 30-40% hikes to stop poaching by rivals.

“We understand that the pandemic has led to a ‘cave syndrome’ among people, but considering the rate at which employees are leaving their jobs, our management is going soft on the demands that people want and freedom to work from anywhere. are in the case of. We have also left the option of working from office open to those who want to take advantage of it, provided they are fully vaccinated.”

According to headhunters, India Inc is seeing its highest level in five years, which may continue. Firms are facing 15% higher attrition as compared to 2019. IT firms grabbed headlines with a record attrition rate of up to 21% in the last quarter as against around 12% in the first quarter. Employees are also moving out in the education, logistics, manufacturing, insurance and hospitality sectors. According to Randstad India, the number of resignations in the tech sector could reach one million by the end of 2021.

Last year, several companies, especially in the IT sector, decided that they would call employees back to work from this month. But, the Omicron affairs made him postpone his plans until April.

“We were supposed to report on work from January 3, but our company has now postponed it till April. They will take a call on the work-from-home policy after April, when the situation improves, hopefully,” said Chitra, who works with a technology firm in Bengaluru. Chitra’s company, however, did not allow those employees. Physical presence is allowed for those who do not want to work from home.

According to a survey by LocalCircle, a community social media platform, two out of three people compulsorily want to work from home to avoid large-scale spread of COVID-19.