Infosys expects a hybrid model in which approximately 40 – 50 % of employees are likely to work from the office on any given day, said Richard Lobo, Executive Vice President, Head HR, Infosys.
For now, Infosys continues to have 96% of its workforce operating remotely and are looking at a gradual increase over the next 3-4 months depending on the course of the pandemic. However, the company is of the view that the future will be hybrid with a mix of employees coming in daily, some working fully remote and the rest using a mix of both modes.
“To start, we are encouraging our managers and leaders to attend office in person for a day or two per week. We are also encouraging team meetings and huddles as well as other office activities. This is being done with safety screening and other precautions to ensure a healthy workplace for everyone,” Lobo told ET.
CP Gurnani, CEO, Tech Mahindra said that at present about 18% of its employees were working from the office. “We have asked them to work from the office at least two days a week from April 1,” he told ET.
As of Tuesday, India saw a total tally of 42,931,045 while active cases fell below one lakh mark after 60 days according to the Union Health Ministry. The active cases have declined to 92,472, now comprising 0.22 per cent of the total infections, while the country’s COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.59 per cent, the health ministry said.
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The third largest software services firm, HCL Technologies is still monitoring the situation and has not changed its stance on hybrid mode of work. “At HCL, one of our top priorities is safety and well-being of our employees and their families. We also remain deeply committed to maintaining our business normalcy thereby ensuring uninterrupted services to our clients. At present we are monitoring the situation and continue to operate in a hybrid model,” said a company spokesperson.
Last month, India’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) communicated a comprehensive remote working policy which mandates working from the base location even if associates are working from home. TCS expects people to work from home in their “depute” locations even as it expects remote working to continue, according to internal emails sent to its associates. This is part of the company’s 25-by-25 long term vision where only a fourth of the employee base is expected to report on premise. “An important part of the journey to the 25/25 model is to first bring people back to physical offices and gradually transition into the hybrid work model,” Milind Lakkad, CHRO, TCS had said.
Wipro has asked employees – managers and above – to return by March 3 — two days in a week. “Beginning March 3, fully vaccinated employees who are managers and above will have the option to return to work from our India campuses, twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. We will continue to extend the work from home arrangement for other employees,” it had stated earlier.
