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Working from home: A new challenge for Asia's office landlords

The new normal for offices after the Covid-19 pandemic may mean rising vacancy rates and declining rents for landlords.

    Published Tue, Aug 25, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    "Employees can continue to work from home forever." Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square

    "We will allow 75 per cent of employees to work from home by 2025." TCS, largest IT services company in India

    DEVELOPED economies are predominantly fuelled by the service sector (as against manufacturing), and with rapid technological advancements, it is easy to do more work from home. Does the Covid-19 pandemic spell "the death of the office"? We investigate here.

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