The firm directed them to return to work by March.
What will happen if the deadline is not met?
Failure to resume work from office (WFO) by then will lead to "consequences," chief operating officer NG Subramaniam, told The Economic Times, citing work culture as well as security issues.
"We are exercising patience but have taken a principled stand that employees have to get back to offices," he said.
A part of the Tata group, India's largest multinational business group, TCS has over 615,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 55 countries.
The company generated consolidated revenues of USD 27.9 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, and is listed on the BSE and the NSE in India.