2020
DOI: 10.31269/triplec.v19i1.1225
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Freedom, Distribution and Work from Home: Rereading Engels in the Time of the COVID-19-Pandemic

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to understand the emerging practices of work from home drawing from the works of Friedrich Engels. Situating the rising debate on work from home, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, this article revisits some of the texts by Friedrich Engels to understand the issues of distribution, freedom, necessity and work. The idea of work from home becomes especially critical in the context of a developing country like India, with its limited access to digital infrastructure, in… Show more

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“…Based on this finding, the company does not need to change the compensation structure during the WFH. From the organizational perspective, (Chattopadhyay & Pandit, 2020) argue that WFH is a shift to highly flexible and challenging working patterns for employees. Changes in the compensation system due to this working pattern shift may disturb the employee performance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Based on this finding, the company does not need to change the compensation structure during the WFH. From the organizational perspective, (Chattopadhyay & Pandit, 2020) argue that WFH is a shift to highly flexible and challenging working patterns for employees. Changes in the compensation system due to this working pattern shift may disturb the employee performance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the other hand, 28.6% of the samples have a preference working at the office even in the difficult situations and restrictions caused by the government. Work from home sounds like a favourite option for different professionals most sectors adapt roughly to the crisis except IT operations (Figure 5) [17].…”
Section: Productive Workplace During Pandemicmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Generally, women have greater childcare responsibilities than men, and these responsibilities have increased during the pandemic due to the closure of eldercare and daycare facilities and schools (Ince-Yenilmez, 2020). In addition, the threat of COVID-19 requires the daily disinfection of utensils and surfaces in the home, and women supervise children so they will adhere to the required hygiene practices (Chattopadhyay and Pandit, 2021). Thus, COVID-19 has increased the intensity and burdens of the roles within families, especially the burden of the parental role (Chauhan, 2020).…”
Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%