Wipro on Tuesday asked its employees to be in office at least three days a week. It has informed its employees that offices will be open for four days a week, starting October 10.<\/p>\n
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Photograph: Punit Paranjpe\/Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n In an e-mail to its employees, Wipro said: \u201cStarting October 10, Wipro\u2019s office will be open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays. We will not be open on Wednesdays.\u201d<\/p>\n The company said in the e-mail, seen by Business Standard<\/em>, that the move will \u201chelp us enjoy the camaraderie and team spirit of connecting in person while maintaining hybrid work flexibility\u201d.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe encourage you to work from the office on at least 3 of these 4 days,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n The company, later in a statement, said: \u201cWipro has adopted a flexible, hybrid approach in our return to office policy.<\/p>\n “Beginning October 10, employees in leadership roles will return to work from offices in India, thrice a week.<\/p>\n “Our offices will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.<\/p>\n “Our carefully deliberated back-to-office policy is meant to allow employees the flexibility of remote work while ensuring that our teams can access experiences, as well as opportunities, and build meaningful relationships at work.\u201d<\/p>\n Harpreet Saluja, president, Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES), said that the e-mail was sent abruptly.<\/p>\n \u201cThe company should have sent an e-mail a month back, giving ample time to employees to relocate.<\/p>\n “Also, consent and views of the employees should have been considered by the company,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Indian IT services players have been putting in place systems to encourage more and more employees to come back to office.<\/p>\n TCS, last month, mandated its employees to return to office for three days a week.<\/p>\n Of course, teams will have to work with their team leaders, and the HR team on which three days best suit them.<\/p>\n An e-mail that went out to employees on Monday and Tuesday, which Business Standard<\/em> has seen, said: \u201cAs part of our return to office initiative, all TCSers are expected to work from office at least three days in a week.\u201d<\/p>\n The e-mail also stated that a roster will be created for each employee after discussion with the employee and his\/her team leader or manager.<\/p>\n \u201cYour respective managers will now roster you to work from the TCS office and you will receive the notification on the same,\u201d said the e-mail.<\/p>\n It also said adherence to rostering is mandatory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<\/p>\n News From This Website <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"