HCLTech has asked its employees to work from office three days a week. The senior managers and leadership team at HCLTech have started working from the office for a minimum of three days per week.
Now, the company has asked all its employees irrespective of their band (E0 and above) to report to the office per week or they will risk facing disciplinary measures.
According to the Money Control report, it has been suggested that HCLTech management is warning employees of the possibility of taking leave without pay if they fail to report to the office for three days per week, as discussed in HR meetings.
HCLTech’s Vikas Sharma, global head – people function DFS, said, “All DFS (Digital Foundation Services) employees, irrespective of their band (E0 and above), will be required to work from their designated HCLTech offices for a minimum of three days a week.”
Apart from HCLTech, last week, IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) issued a final notice to remote-working employees and asked them to resume work from the office starting from March.
The company also cautioned that there may be consequences if they do not comply. The NG Subramaniam Chief Operating Officer explained that remote working cannot help an organisation build a great culture.
Recently, talking to TOI, NG Subramaniam, the Chief Operating Officer said, “We are very clear that we have to get our original culture back. Around 40,000 employees joined us online and quit online without any offline interaction during the pandemic, and that kind of situation cannot be helpful to an organization.”
“We are not in a business where employees use TCS as a launch pad. Remote working cannot help an organization build a great culture”, NG Subramaniam added.
“We are exercising patience but have taken a principled stand that employees have to get back to offices. We have sent employees the final communication on this, and if they do not, there will be consequences to face,” he said.
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