IT firms not in a hurry to get their staff back in office

Bengaluru | Mumbai: IT services providers are treading cautiously over bringing employees back to offices, as India has yet to flatten the Covid-19 pandemic curve and workforce productivity has been either unaffected or rising in the last few months.

As Covid-19 infections started to climb in March, the $147 billion Indian outsourcing industry moved to a work-from-home model across the country. Now, it is in no hurry to go back to old ways. Infosys is enabling a gradual return of employees to offices. Currently, only about 15% of its staff are working from offices across the country. It is carefully monitoring various office locations and reopening only if the conditions are suitable.

“Considering there has been no loss of productivity with remote working, we want to ensure that return to office is not rushed, and takes into account all elements of employee safety and wellbeing as well as business deliverables,” said Richard Lobo, Executive Vice President, Head HR at Infosys.