The Delhi government on Saturday issued work-from-home orders for 50 per cent of its employees associated with non-essential services and advised private establishments to follow the practice as far as possible amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital.
In an order issued on Saturday, Delhi chief secretary and District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) executive committee chairman Vijay Dev said, “All government offices shall function with officers of the level of grade 1/equivalent and above to extent of 100% strength.
The remaining staff will attend up to 50% as per requirement till December 31 or till further order. Private offices are advised to stagger timings and the presence of staff.”
Private offices are advised to stagger the office timings and also presence and quantum of staff with an objective to reduce the number of employees attending office at the same time.
They are further advised to follow the practice of work from home as for as possible, it said.
