Top IT firms in India such as Wipro, Capgemini, and LTIMindtree have been encouraging employees to work from office for either all or at least 50 per cent of their working days per week.
The trend of returning to offices comes after nearly three years of hybrid work which was adapted after the pandemic began.
Reports say that firms are not outright calling everyone to offices for fear of pushback from employees.
End of WFH?
This seems to be indicative of the end of the work-from-home trend in the country’s tech sector.
The end of work from home culture is being driven by the IT/Business Process Management sector in particular.
This all comes in an environment where many firms are rebuilding teams in an effort to combat slowing orders in the US and Europe amid a slowdown in the global economy.
Different approaches in different companies
According to reports, several tech firms have started talks to review the hybrid work model, especially in large offices in Bangalore and Pune.
In most organisations the working model of 2-3 days a week is still retained, but in certain projects with higher deal sizes, employees have been asked to come to office for more days.
The messaging has been verbal and subtle, through informal communication channels in IT/BPM and some technology companies nationwide.
Multinationals too
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) had earlier sent an informal message to their employees to start working from office.
Multinationals have started doing the same, such as Sweden-based Ericsson and American Financial services firm Fiserv.
They have started asking workers to work from office at least three and five days a week, respectively starting from October and November.
Capgemini
Employees of the French IT company Capgemini in India are currently required to come into the office three times a week.
However, senior management has requested that managers send “feelers” to coax their team members back to the office on all working days.
CEO Aiman Ezzat has mentioned that the company would consider the personal circumstances of its employees to ensure the transition is not abrupt.
A spokesperson said, “At Capgemini, we have established our hybrid work model to meet the evolved needs of our people and business. In line with this policy, which we initiated two years ago, we have advised our colleagues to adopt flexible work practices in accordance with business and client needs.”
