Mumbai: With a fully vaccinated share of labor expansion, organizations can contact their employees back to the office when adopting a new work model.
However, the staff company said there were parts of the migrant population that could not return to cities where they were used to work pre-pandemic.
This role can continue to be carried out remotely or filled by local talents.
Adecco India Cmd Vidya Sagar Sagar Gannamani told ToI around 15% of those who migrated to the hometown they were considering staying there permanently because they benefited from lower living costs.
In addition, their hometown is less dense compared to larger cities and they benefit from increased infrastructure and connectivity which is now available in small cities.
Nearly 70% of migrant workers are at the junior level to middle management, according to Adecco.
At the senior management level, the number is 10-15%.
Many medium and large businesses have extended their operations to Tier-2 and -3 cities because of the increasing availability of local talents, cost arbitration, competitive wages, reasonable real estate prices, and lower operating costs.
A study of the distribution of employees of employees and Association of Adecco India shows that more than 60% of those who migrate to their hometown want to extend their stay for a while.
They want to get out of pandemic because they are now closer to their extended family and can look for career opportunities from a distant location, which is not the previous choice.
“This crisis releases economic changes, behavior, and structurally forcing employers and employees to rethink all aspects of labor management – from the supply chain to distributed work.
It also creates a unique opportunity to instill inclusive workforce practices from top to bottom.
During Pandemic, most companies managed to involve talent and full ability of their workforce through long-distance work practices, while they returned to their hometown, “Gannamani said.
According to Quess Corp, the recruitment trend in the metro city sees a surge up, which shows high demand for this geography.
The year-to-year trend for Metros highlights great demand for professionals, especially because of the IT / ITES industry.
Quess Corp & CEO of CEO Suraj Moraje, “because most IT companies continue to work in long distance mode even now, it is difficult to declare if the migrant worker population has returned to the city.
After the company asks their employees to report to the work location, we might see Workers return to Metros.
Also, new employees can be instructed to work from offices instead of working from home.
“” With vaccination drive is done at a fast speed, the company plans to remember up to 25% of workers currently working from home, in compliance Against government norms, “Moraje added.
Wipro has started the process of returning to the office in a staggering way, while TCS has indicated the same acting, depending on the number of Covid cases.
Industrial sources say employees working remotely in the city of origin they may have to be given time to move back, their gas must rent a house to start.
On the other hand, 70% of migrant workers at the bottom of the pyramid – which usually work in manufacturing, supply chains, construction, e-commerce and retail – have returned to cities, said Ceiel HR CEO Aditya Mishra.
“Opportunities for them in their hometown are limited and some of them are familiar with the work environment and lifestyle in cities.
Therefore, cities will always attract people from small cities and villages,” Mishra said.
Among those who have not returned to cities, Mishra believes 10% is likely to remain in their home city and look for livelihoods there.
“Construction in residential buildings, hotels, tourism and travel has not received momentum and therefore requests have not fully returned.
As a result, there is no shortage of people in cities,” said Mishra.
Happy in hometown, in no hurry to the office
