India Increase Returns Office for Life Increase COVID-19 Lockdown

The Ministry of Home Affairs has circulated new guidelines for Work From Office (WHO), making social distinction mandatory in the fields. Businesses prepare to work with the new normal.

India Increase will need to reorganize most of its office locations once the lockdown is dealt with large-scale behavior and physical relocation on the card.

Businesses set to follow social disturbances, implement shift-based work, go virtual with meetings, upgrade frequent cleaning systems and redefine offices for provision of hand sanitize, biometric removal.

Many companies are integrating new norms with better employee safety as their focus. Optimizing the use of office space is no longer a mandate.

A roster-based system of attendance, scattered mealtimes, ample space between workspaces, no gathering in common areas. Some companies are going to the extent of not allowing outside visitors as possible within the office premises.

Some companies are offering real-time guidance to employees as the COVID-19 situation continues to develop in India. Only a few employees, who perform essential services, remain on site in our offices. Most companies are of the opinion that they will only call employees working on important projects and the rest of the employees may continue to work from home for a few more weeks in the interest of safety.

STAY HOME, STAY SAFE, STAY ALIVE

Importance of self-care during lockdown

The COVID-19 epidemic is nothing we are used to dealing with. There is so much fear, uncertainty, stress and more from the rolling lockdown, social distancing, working from home, losing a job, a failing economy that we are all going through.

 

In times like these, self-care is most important. Self-care can be defined as any activity that we do intentionally to take care of our mental, emotional and physical health. Self-care helps reduce stress, anxiety and illnesses, as well as helps in building better relationships with us and those around us.

  

      Ideas on starting your own self-care routine    

      The first thing is that everyone's self-care process and routine is unique, there is no one-size-fits-all option that you can blindly follow. Explore as many options as possible and then follow what feels good to you. What you can keep in mind is:

• Self-care is an active option. You need to make time for this in your schedule and let others know about it if it makes it more real. Pay attention to what you do, why you do it and how it makes you feel.
•  Try to follow a healthy, balanced diet.
•  Do things that help you get enough sleep. You need at least 7-8 hours of good, quality sleep each night.
•  Try to follow a healthy, balanced diet.
•  Take care of your health, go for regular check-ups, do not self-medicate and ignore the signs that your body sends you.
•  Learn to relax, meditate, try some relaxation exercises anytime that you find too stressful.
•  Connect or reconnect with your loved ones, enjoy spending time with them.
•  Do something every day that relaxes you and improves your mood. This can be anything from gardening to walking, cooking, playing with your pets. Spend at least 30 minutes doing this.
•  Look for opportunities to laugh, the best way is to arrange a call and talk with your friends and family. 
•  Stress-eat or not eat when you are emotional.
•  Start a magazine to keep track of your achievements and happiness.
•  Read or watch something that inspires or excites you.
•  Try your best to help our struggling community. Contribute time, money, or resources to those suffering around you.
•  Do something creative, draw, write, paint, play an instrument.
•  Take a long bath, this will help you relax, and give me some time.
•  Make your place more your own. Get rid of junk and do not hoard. Surround yourself with things that make you happy and keep you relaxed. Clutter is not well, so do regular cleaning.
•  From using face packs to body scrubs or massaging your nails, indulge in self-care. Do something that makes you happy and that helps you look and feel better.
•  This lockdown can mean a lot of things to us, but focus on how we can make the best use of this time. It is important to be happy and stay healthy, so if you never believe in self-care, this is the time to start.