Work from home | TCS to get 5% of employees back to office by September

At present, only a percent of its employees work out of office globally due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Moneycontrol News

July 09, 2020 / 23:47 IST

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced it will bring back 5 percent of its workforce to offices globally by September. At present, only a percent of its employees work out of office globally due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking to mediapersons after announcing its Q1 FY21 result, Milind Lakkad, EVP and Global Head, Human Resources, TCS, said, “We are in no hurry to get our employees to office. We are very conservative in bringing people to work. Our strategy will vary depending on the COVID-19 situation in each country and each city.”

The management expects it will have only 5 percent of its workforce coming to office by the September-end. Also, these employees will have to be in office only 25 percent of the time, aligning with its Vision 25x25.

What is Vision 25x25? The company believes that by 2025, only 25 percent of its associates will need to work out of facilities at any point of time. Also, employees will not need to spend more than 25 percent of their time at work.

This model has been made possible by the Secured Borderless Workspaces (SBWS), which is secure, agile and has earned clients’ confidence, the management said. The company has also ramped up its security operations to monitor over four lakh endpoint devices that are connected remotely.

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