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· In your team/unit, which responsibilities/tasks you feel cannot be fulfilled while
WfH? Given that there was no alternative, how did it impact the functioning of your
unit/team?
· Can team members remain effective in remote situations when they are used to
working face-to-face? Did you feel that WfH arrangement affected the productivity
of your team members?
· In terms of results/performance would you say that there has been a drop after
WfH arrangement?
Q.5 Did the company provide the necessary infrastructure and support to ensure
clear, transparent and smooth communication and functioning of the team?
Q.6 In your view, does WfH arrangement require changes in company’s system of
appraising employee performance? What changes if any were taken in the appraisal
system on account of WfH?
Q.7 Considering we may be in the situation of working remotely for a while, is this
sustainable?

V. WOMEN IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING POSITION

Q.1 When adopting WfH arrangement due to crisis like COVID, what are some of
the key obligations companies have towards their employees?
Q.2 What could be a company’s biggest concern with a high percentage of its
employees working remotely?
Q.3 Statement: Due to WfH, many women are now more than ever faced with the
burden of “double syndrome”: e-managing their paid work with unpaid caring
responsibilities thereby risking falling behind in their work/careers. How true is this
statement?
Q.4 In light of this statement, please share you views whether COVID induced WfH
arrangement require companies to become more empathetic towards supporting their
women employees?
Q.5 In your view, what women centric and/or gender specific aspects a company’s
WfH policy must include?
Q.6 In your view, do you think WfH policy will affect women employees’ promotion
and leadership aspirations as some of them may be at a disadvantage during appraisal
having worked from home (in comparison to those who had to work from office)?
Q.7 Did the management e-report to board on challenges faced by the company
due to COVID pandemic? Were there well-coordinated communication systems and
protocols to ensure clear and transparent communication?
Q.8 Has WfH adversely affected organizational performance? If so in what manner?
Q.9 Statement: Remote work helps achieve workplace equality as there are less
chances of biases and stereotypes.
Q.10 Do you think WfH arrangement will provide a unique opportunity for women by
making companies more equal and inclusive?
Q.11 In your view, does the process of decision-making works effectively in a
company while it is supporting/implementing remote work culture? What could be the
possible challenges?
Q.12 What would you suggest as mechanisms, and with respect to which areas of
work, to be in place so that companies can assess potential risks and define responses
in such eventualities like COVID?
Q.13 How does a company implement and meet its responsibilities concerning an
employee’s health and safety if they are working from home?

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