TCS Work From Home News: Show Medical Certificate for Freedom from WFO

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TCS employees seeking exemption on medical grounds are being referred to doctors empanelled by the company for validation

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TOI has seen some of the mails exchanged between employees, their managers and the HR team of the company on this matter.

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In these mails, employees have beenasked to furnish medical records like diagnosis, treatment & the medical certificate for the team of medical professionals empanelled by TCS to Certify.

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HR also tells the employee that work from home is "not encouraged"

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In another mail, HR has noted, "Any non-compliance on or after 10 October 2022 will be viewed seriously and administrative measures including placing you on leave may be applied."

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After the consultation with TCS doctors, some have been given the option to work from home for a few days,

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But are also being told that based on business requirements, they may need to report to the office.

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The company has started tracking employee attendance, and those not coming to the office at least thrice a week are being asked to get themselves rostered.

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On Monday, the chief human resource officer, Milind Lakkad, said that one-third of the workforce has started working from the office. By December, all employees at TCS.

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