India, Sept. 9 -- Amid its massive layoff drive, Uber has decided to tighten its rules for employees working from home by introducing a stricter return-to-office policy, media reports said.

Uber has already started a massive layoff drive, eliminating more than 3,000 positions as part of what the company described as a simplification of its team structures.

"It's our job as leaders to make these difficult calls, and to give you transparency into our thinking and our decision-making process," the company said.

Under the revised approach, Uber is tightening its expectations around where employees work.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said the company believes teams collaborate and solve problems more effectively when working face-to-face....