Infosys has asked senior employees to attend office four days a week, extending its return-to-office policy to staff placed at job level 6 plus (JL6+), according to an internal communication reported by The Economic Times.
The four-day work-from-office requirement had previously applied to employees at job level 7 and above, including delivery managers, senior managers and programme directors. Recent emails from the human resources team have expanded the mandate to include JL6+ employees in certain units, indicating the company may gradually extend the policy to lower job bands.
According to The Economic Times, the HR communication informed employees that as per unit guidelines, JL6+ employees are required to be present in the office four days a week. The message also noted that some employees had fallen short of the mandatory office attendance requirement of 10 days per month.
The email further stated that HR managers would review monthly return-to-office data of employees, the report added.
The development is part of a series of measures undertaken by the Bengaluru-headquartered technology services company to increase employee presence at workplaces. Earlier in January, Infosys had introduced additional conditions for employees seeking extra work-from-home days.
The HR communication stated that the organisation continues to follow a hybrid work model that supports self-development, collaboration, innovation and business deliverables, adding that managers must lead by example and ensure their teams adhere to the hybrid working guidelines, The Economic Times reported.
At Infosys, each job level contains two sub-levels, A and B, with employees in band A moving to the next level upon promotion. A senior employee, speaking to The Economic Times on condition of anonymity, stated that while employees earlier had the flexibility to choose any 10 days in a month to attend office, recent emails indicated they would now be required to spread their attendance across the four weeks of the month.
The company did not respond to an email seeking comment, according to the report.
Several managers also indicated that they had not yet been formally asked to attend the office four days a week but were being directed to encourage junior employees to come to the office regularly. At least two managers told The Economic Times that convincing their teams had become challenging when some senior leaders themselves attended the office only once a week.
During the company’s earnings call in January, Infosys chief executive Salil Parekh stated that there had been no change in the organisation’s hybrid work approach.
The move comes amid a broader trend across India’s IT services sector to tighten workplace attendance norms. Wipro earlier mandated a three-day office week with a minimum six-hour stay from the beginning of 2026, while Tata Consultancy Services enforced a five-day office policy and linked variable pay to employee attendance.
Commenting on the broader industry trend, Anil Ethanur, co-founder of specialist staffing firm Xpheno, told The Economic Times that while remote work initially resulted in short-term productivity gains, many organisations have found it difficult to sustain those benefits over time.
Ethanur stated that as market conditions tighten and margins face pressure, companies are increasingly focusing on operational efficiency and output. He added that enterprises are integrating artificial intelligence and automation into their processes, which requires closer coordination and faster iteration among teams, particularly for senior and critical talent, in order to maintain productivity and deliver high-value outcomes.