WFH’s formalisation to help women in small cities find jobs SECTIONS Share Synopsis With the labour ministry’s draft model standing orders for the service sector proposing to empower companies to allow employees to work from home permanently, many IT firms are expected to hire more women, particularly in tier-2 and 3 cities where more women than men had lost their jobs during the pandemic. iStock CavinKare has reserved some positions especially for women in non-tier 1 cities. New Delhi: The government move to formalise remote working for the service sector is likely to help create more job opportunities for women, especially in smaller cities and towns, in the coming months, experts said.