KEEP THE FLAG FLYING

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Companies face huge challenges in getting on with work in the face of lockdowns and fears over the safety of employees. The government has announced a number of measures to ensure companies transition to the new normal—from making it mandatory for companies to allow employees to work from home, to reducing compliance requirements for company boards. Corporates and start-ups have begun implementing new systems to meet these challenges:

1 PROACTIVE, PREVENTIVE, PRE-EMPTIVE

Companies like Mahindra have put together a group-level ‘rapid action force’ to monitor the situation and tackle any emergency. Steps have