88% of IT employees are ready to quit their jobs to explore flexible work
About 88% of employees in top IT companies in India are ready to quit their current jobs to explore a flexible working arrangement, said staffing services firm CIEL HR Services.
Out of them, around 46% – which is mostly comprised of mothers and caregivers – are looking for work-from-home (WFH) opportunities as their current employers want them to return to offices. Another 46% are willing to leave for better-paying jobs.
The rest — about eight per cent — want to quit because they see their employer’s demand to return to work as restrictive.
CIEL Chief Executive Aditya Misra said that return-to-office orders are curtailing the independence and lifestyle of most employees in India.
Experts said that returning to the office is especially difficult for scores of IT employees who had relocated to their hometowns or elsewhere away from the office location during the pandemic.
However, industry players also believe that IT companies are facing multiple challenges in a remote working setup.
Misra explained that “on one hand, they are facing a slowdown in new orders and even in the pace of existing projects. On the other hand, they are worried about moonlighting (among employees) and concerned about employee productivity.”
