The pandemic is well and truly over. Companies who have resorted to remote and hybrid work setup are slowly moving back to the old habits, i.e. having people come to office every week. The tech industry is seeing the biggest rush to get employees back to work and not sign into their day sheet from a hill station or beach side.
These companies are not just based in India but we are talking about some of the biggest names in the tech space that are making people switch their work style, or face serious consequences. Most brands started informing their employees about the changes from late 2023 but now it has come into full effect. Here’s a round up of the companies that have made work-from-office mandatory for its employees.
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Google revised its hybrid work policy as per reports in 2023, making it mandatory for employees to be in the office for at least three days a week. According to a new report, Google will monitor employee attendance and take action against those who do not follow the new requirements. Google’s chief people officer, Fiona Cicconi, wrote an email to employees recently which included doubling down on office attendance. Remote work is only an option in exceptional cases, which is another way of saying, you don’t have that option anymore.
Meta
Google wasn’t the only tech giant to issue the order. Meta, formerly known as Facebook, had a similar order for its employees to work from the office for three days a week. It also warned employees that those who fall short of office attendance could lose their jobs. The email was sent to Meta employees by Lori Goler, the company’s “head of people”. “Beginning September 5, people assigned to an office will need to spend at least 3 days per week in person to foster healthy relationships and strong collaboration,” an excerpt from the mail read.
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TCS
TCS is the India-based tech company that recently changed its policies, making it mandatory for employees to work from office all five days or their appraisals and hikes will suffer. TCS seems to have gone for the kill with its work-from-office order and it seems the policy is the same for all the divisions, giving everyone the ‘last warning’ about its decision. Major changes like these could force some employees to look for newer pastures if the policy doesn’t work out for them.
HCL Tech
HCL is going slightly easier on its employees, asking them to come to the office three days in a week. Even HCL is asking all its employee bands to follow the new policy that comes into effect from February 19 which is just a few days away. The mail from the HR quoted in the media suggests HCL doesn’t have a warning tone to its message, but just informs the employees of the inevitable changes.
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Amazon
Amazon is another global tech giant that is discouraging remote or even hybrid work for that matter. The company also wants its employees to work from home a minimum of three days a week or else they risk the chances of promotion.
Infosys
And finally, we have another Indian tech company in the form of Infosys that also wants its workforce to come to office for a minimum of 10 days in a month, which roughly translates into 3 days in a week.
