The work from home order is part of several instructions and measures that are being taken to mitigate the rising pollution in the city. Amid the worsening air quality in the entire Delhi-NCR, the Gurugram administration has now issued show-cause notices to two prominent law firms in the city for failing to comply with the 50 per cent work from home (WFH) mandate.
The remaining employees are required to work from home. The instruction states that 50 per cent of the staff should be put to work from home, to reduce the number of vehicles and vehicular pollution as well. Following up on the same, the Gurugram administration sent notices to Trilegal and JSA Advocates & Solicitors, both of which have offices in the Godrej GCR complex located in Sector 42. These include the actual number of employees working at the company, biometric and attendance reports for the day of inspection, the roster for the 50 per cent of staff called into the office, and details regarding employees working from home. The administration has clarified that if a response is not received within the stipulated timeframe, or if the response is deemed unsatisfactory, further action may be initiated under Section 14 of the CAQM Act, 2021. Following directives from the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), Gurugram Deputy Commissioner (DC) Uttam Singh issued an order on November 3. Under this mandate, all private institutions and offices in the district are permitted to have a maximum of 50 per cent of their workforce physically present in the office between November 5 and November 20.
