Synopsis “There is no clarity on how the third wave will impact, how soon restrictions will be lifted, and when we can have the majority of our workforce back in office,” said Sudhir Dhar, executive director, human resources at Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Getty Images The uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 situation in the country amid warnings of an impending third wave has left India Inc with no clear-cut answers about when it can call employees back to office. While many companies, particularly in sectors such as manufacturing and industrial, engineering, automotive, FMCG, consumer durables, and healthcare, are clear that a majority of their employees will have to return to office, they have adopted a wait and watch policy with some deferring such plans until the end of August, industry officials and employment lawyers said.