No ‘return to office’ mandate at Cognizant

BENGALURU: Unlike its peers, Cognizant is not mandating its employees to return to office any time soon. “We did express that social capital is important as we have freshers in the mix who will need hand-holding. It won’t be impactful if the managers don’t come to work. We will have a more natural progression of return-to-work,” Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar said during an earnings call on Thursday. “Our flexible return to work is actually helping us get in more women to work as opposed to affecting them,” he said.

Among IT services firms, Cognizant has been the most aggressive in attempting to cut real estate costs.