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TCS ends pandemic practice, asks all employees to work from offices

Largest IT services company TCS on Wednesday announced that it has asked its 6.14 lakh-plus employees to work from offices, ending the practice of remote working that started due to the pandemic. The company -- the first major IT services firms to announce such a move -- has asked its workforce to return to offices because of the need to deepen the value systems and a belief in productivity gains coming from co-working, TCS Chief Human Resources Officer Milind Lakkad told reporters. "We strongly believe that they need to come to work so that the new workforce gets integrated with the larger workforce of TCS. And that is the only way they will learn and understand and internalise the TCS values and the TCS way. So yes, we are asking people to come all days in a week," Lakkad said. He added that in the last three years, it has hired a large number of people and hence, it is essential to instil the same values in all employees. When asked if the company has scrapped its '25 by 25' ...

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End of Work-from-home: IT cos nudge employees to prepare for 5-day office

The French IT company, Capgemini's employees have been asked to work from the office two days a week

Citibank India launches WFH option for 12 months post maternity leave

This potentially provides a cumulative period of 21 months of working from home for expecting and new mothers

Returning to office is $1.3 trillion problem that only few have figured out

Asian nations did a better job keeping Covid-19 under wraps in the pandemic's first year, so people there didn't get as accustomed to working from home

Companies in Delhi-NCR facilitate WFH arrangements during G20 weekend

Offices in Delhi and adjoining areas of Noida and Gurugram have facilitated work-from-home arrangements for their employees during the G20 weekend. India is hosting the G20 Summit and the main event will be held in New Delhi on September 9-10. The summit is likely to be attended by 29 heads of states as well as top officials of the European Union and invited guest countries and 14 heads of international organisations. All private and government offices in Delhi will remain closed on September 8-10, while banks and commercial establishments, including markets, in the New Delhi district will be shut during these three days. Accordingly, companies have announced flexible work measures during the G20 weekend. "In view of the Delhi government's traffic advisory around the G20 summit from 8th to 10th September, we understand the potential challenges our Delhi-based employees might face in their daily commute. "Considering the same, we have already announced the flexibility to work from

Return to office or risk losing job, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warns staff

Morale at Amazon has taken a hit since the company laid off about 27,000 employees

World Bank's return to office spurs grumbling but it comes with perks

The new president of the Washington-based bank, Ajay Banga, is pushing ahead with plans to have employees work in the office four days a week by Sept. 5

Zoom Video Communications Inc summons employees back to office: Report

Employees who live near a Zoom location must be on-site two days a week, a company spokesperson said

Fully remote work leads to 18% drop in productivity, shows research

The researchers, who studied newly hired data entry workers in India who were randomly assigned to either the home or the office, said that two-thirds of the drop in productivity was evident

Remote working preferred by employees, helps cos attract talent: Experts

As remote working and flexible work arrangements take precedence over salary for a large number of jobseekers, experts see this as an opportunity to attract and retain talent. According to a survey titled 'The Job Search Process: A Look from the Inside Out', two thirds of respondents prioritise hybrid or remote working engagements. Also, 71 per cent of these respondents feel the freedom to work from home, setting flexible hours and taking breaks as needed were important factors in their job search. The survey based on responses collected from 1,810 individuals, including 561 employers and 1,249 jobseekers, was carried out by jobsite Indeed India. While 63 per cent of the jobseeker respondents registered their preference for hybrid working or a mix between working from home and office, 51 per cent of companies also reflected offering such flexibility in their operations. Annanya Sarthak, co-founder and CEO of Awign -- a job search application for gig workers -- said: "Today's ...

Hope to have 70% staff back in office by FY24-end, says HCLTech CEO

HCL Technologies hopes to have almost 70 per cent of its staff walking into physical workspaces by end of the current fiscal, CEO C Vijayakumar said, while adding that the IT services company will continue to have a hybrid model that is optimised and tuned in to needs. For now, HCLTech is seeing a gradual increase in the number of people coming to offices, he said. It is pertinent to mention that the flexi work options were put in place by the IT industry at the onset of pandemic. With return to normalcy, many tech companies are scaling up efforts to get staff back in offices, at least for a set number of days in a week, and the past months have indeed seen workers trickle back in, and the office cubicles starting to get occupied more regularly. "We have a hybrid-first virtual operating model and it is based on need. We expect people to come to offices three days a week, and we've had modest success," Vijayakumar told PTI. He added: "We have, at least, half of our people coming to

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Remote work to wipe out $800 billion from office values, says McKinsey

Covid-19's push toward hybrid work has driven the need for office space down with vacancy rates rising, McKinsey Global Institute said Thursday in a report

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As employees return to office, more companies opting for flexible offices

A survey by property consultancy CBRE revealed that 47% of companies want to increase the use of flexible office spaces over the next 12 months

Citi signals consequences for not complying with return to office norms

While the vast majority of staffers are following the firm's rules for hybrid work, the moves are focused on those employees with persistent, unexplained absences

Work-from-home scams rising in India; here's all you must know about them

Work-from-home scams have become increasingly common in India, with people falling prey to fraudulent schemes that promise easy money

Workers resisting office grind suddenly finding themselves lonely at home

Few companies are insisting on a full-time return to the office, with most preferring hybrid models that allow some flexibility

TCS records higher attrition rate among women than male colleagues in FY23

Lack of caregiving duties has impacted female workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, but with companies such as TCS, returning to work-from-office culture, many have chosen to opt out of the workforce