The country’s most renowned IT firms and startups have asked employees to work from home as incessant rains lashed India’s Silicon city with waterlogging and flooding in many parts.
Since Bengaluru has many global companies and domestic startups, which were under water, operations in IT firms and startups were largely unaffected. The reason being, most of them had power backup and a hybrid work environment where few workers logged in from home.
But, technology companies engaged in research and development were not as fortunate and faced challenges in accessing laboratories, which adversely affected their global workflow.
Officials from the Germany-based technology company said they were facing problems accessing research laboratories, despite most of the work being carried out in a hybrid environment.
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Visuals of IT workers traveling in tractors to reach workplaces amid heavy waterlogging in the city also surfaced on social media platforms.
A Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) spokesperson said, “All our associates in Bengaluru are safe. We are closely monitoring the situation and our delivery teams have been advised to exercise caution.” The firm, however, did not specify the number of employees who reached the office and logged in from home.
Another IT firm Wipro on Tuesday advised its employees to work from home and said that a business continuity plan has been implemented.
“Due to heavy rains in Bengaluru, Wipro has advised its employees to work from home today. Business continuity plans have been implemented and there is no business disruption,” Wipro said.
E-commerce firm Flipkart said it is closely monitoring the situation. A Flipkart spokesperson said, “We are taking steps to help any employees and families affected by the rains. For direct information, we provide our employees with a regular advisory with helpline numbers to deal with any emergency.” send.”
Adding more, Flipkart said that it continues to serve the customers.
“For our delivery staff and hubs in the affected areas, we have maintained a helpline number and have SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for their safety including safety training, SOS awareness, loss prevention awareness and response protocols etc.” Flipkart spokesperson said.
With PTI input.
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