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circumstances, “the focus cannot deviate from
company’s desired business outcomes; it also WfH is a necessity in today’s
enables remote workers to deliver scenario. To implement it
quality work.” efficiently and effectively, a clear
policy and standard operating
COVID 19 came up as a challenge for working procedure (SOP) must be
women, whether employees or leaders. In developed at an organizational
most cases, as primary caregivers, women level in general, and at the
without a support system that lay paralyzed departmental level in particular.
during the pandemic (i.e. there was no crèche,
no domestic help taking care of elders, etc.) Respondent, Rashtriya Chemicals
found themselves shouldering the bulk of & Fertilizers Limited
domestic work. Women especially those at Source: SCOPE-ILO Survey 2020
decision making roles indicated that carrying
out full time work can work efficiently if they have a strong support system to take care
of their household responsibilities.
Adequate sensitisation is needed so that

women can handle their dual Having experienced the work from
responsibility i.e. work and care home arrangement in an exceptional
efficiently without affecting either. The circumstance like COVID-19 pandemic,
was perhaps the reason that there was
challenging roles women play, it is
a mixed response to adjusting to the
important that it is understood by adopted norm of WfH. Based on the
everyone in the organisation and at responses, it is inferred that with a
home as well, for better productivity and normal support system operating, the
contribution of women as a work force. WfH option may not have been so
overwhelming. In fact, the mixed
Respondent- KII response was a surprise deviation from
a previous SCOPE-ILO study findings,
SJVN Limited
which looked into the influential factors
in facilitating women’s career
advancement to managerial and leadership positions. In this study conducted with the
same level (E4-E9) women executives, the
women had quite strongly indicated WfH to be The fact that the pandemic made
an influential factor in not only advancing their us do all the household chores
careers but also facilitating a better work-life ourselves took a lot of energy
balance. The preferred model now is a from us. Under normal
combination of flexi-timings/schedules and circumstances, i believe, WfH will
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WfH on ROTA (roster) basis. be more productive.

Irrespective of whether the conviction towards Respondent, Bharat Petroleum
advocating for WfH has swayed a bit, there is Corporation Limited
no negation of its usefulness. Rather, it has Source: SCOPE-ILO Survey 2020

42 The difference between WfH on ROTA basis and Flexi-timings is that the!latter!is an!
arrangement!allowing!employees!to!alter!the!starting!and/or!end!time!of!their!workday.!
Employees!still!work!the!same!number!of!scheduled!hours!as!they!would!under!a!normal!
work!schedule. And!WfH!on!ROTA!basis!would!mean!attending!office!on!stipulated!days.
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