Infosys employees can now don casuals on weekdays

Breaking the mould, Infosys — India’s second largest information technology (IT) services company — has now allowed its employees to wear casuals even during the weekdays. In an email to its employees last week, the Bengaluru-based company said such a decision had taken into consideration the requests made in the past on various platforms.

“From Monday, June 1, you can flaunt your smart business casuals all week long!” the mail said. Earlier, its staffers were allowed to wear casual clothes such as jeans only on Friday, a weekend for the IT employees.

The move is said to be in line with the thoughts of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Vishal Sikka that any restriction which does not impact the employee productivity should be done away with. In one of the town-halls of the company after assuming charge in August last year, Sikka, who himself prefers a black round-neck T-shirt with blazer, had announced it was not mandatory for employees to wear ties.

It was mandatory at least on Mondays to wear formals, though they were encouraged to wear it on weekdays. Similarly, the company had also formalised a BYOD (bring your own device) policy, allowing employees to carry devices of their choice to  the workplace. The new move is expected to help boost employee morale in the company which flaunts a global workforce of 98 nationalities.