![]() The toilets at bus stands, markets and open spaces will have sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators. They will also be the first e-toilets (electronic, fully automated toilets) in the city. To tackle the problem, the Chennai corporation has planned to set up special ‘She Toilets’ in 348 locations across the city that are likely to be opened by the end of the year. There and take the opportunity to use the toilet facility available there. We look for a restaurant, have a cup of tea The only alternative is to visit a restaurant or stop at a petrol pump. With no proper toilet facility in public places we mostly avoid drinking water. We are out for field work for at least five hours. “To avoid the need to urinate, they often withhold hydration, a practice resulting in high rates of urinary-tract infections, heat strokes and other health problems,” it said. In a 2012 issue, Time magazine had pointed to the vast health issues that women contend with in absence of public restrooms. Even at government offices, like the secretariat, public toilets stink and are maintained so poorly that one cannot think of using them.ĭespite suburban trains being the predominant mode of transport for thousands of women in Chennai, the railway stations lack the basic facility of toilet for women. For women who work outdoors all day – such as vendors, saleswomen, construction workers and policewomen – there is hardly any facility in the city. It’s a good job that the July Deadline is behind us, and while we wait for her much less appealing step-sister, the “September Deadline” to make an appearance, we can all take a deep breath and relax safe in the knowledge that law firms can go back to their old ways.In Chennai, there are very few public toilets that we can use and most of them are filthy. Working from home continues to be a major problem for most, along with very high caseloads and old-fashioned working practices. That rarely helps anyone.Īs I look back over the past six months, despite what technology provider’s press releases might say, from my experience of interviewing lawyers from other firms, this global pandemic has had little impact on the way law firms work. They make comments such as “I don’t understand why you haven’t done that leasehold report – they take two hours”, or “you’ve chosen not to reply to those enquiries”. We’ve also seen the rise of the “expert agent” – those who have not worked with us before, so assume that we fit a particular mould. There have been a few occasions where I have had to explain to clients that abuse is not acceptable. Even the fear of simultaneous exchange and completion when in a chain has been swept away with co-operation being the watchword. The concept of serving a notice to complete has usually been thrown out the window. On the one hand, we’ve seen amazing co-operation and consideration shown by lawyers to one another. The increased pressure from working to such a hard deadline certainly brought out the best and worst people. We massively restricted our work from December and still, we were caught out by the intensity of communications, rather than the volume of cases. There have been several occasions where I’ve definitely considered grabbing a pitchfork to apply it to those suggesting we are “making hay while the sun is shining”. Having spent time on social media (more LinkedIn than TikTok ) I’ve seen a rise in opinions about how much work law firms should, or should not, have taken on. Those companies who got one of their student mates to hack together a few web pages and call it an app to revolutionise the house buying and selling process can go back to their lifestyle coaching businesses, or whatever they were doing before.įrom my perspective as the owner of a conveyancing business, frankly, the last few months have been a little tricky. Phew – thank goodness all that SDLT nonsense is over. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |