PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Jan 5: Tata Steel has been recognized as a “GOLD” employer for the second consecutive year by India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI) 2022. The Gold Award winner is assigned to employers who have successfully embedded LGBT+ inclusion in their policies, hiring practices, and external communication, demonstrating a long-term and in-depth commitment towards LGBT+ inclusion.
Jaya Singh Panda, Chief Diversity Officer, Tata Steel, received the award from Padma Shri Awardee Manjamma Jogathi, an artist and a cultural icon today.
Tata Steel has featured in the “GOLD” employer ranking for the second consecutive year. Earlier, the Company received “Global” employer recognition in 2021 and “Silver” employer recognition in 2020, the year when this prestigious ranking was instituted.
Atrayee Sanyal, Vice President, HRM, Tata Steel said: “We are honoured to receive the “GOLD” employer recognition for the second year in a row. Tata Steel, with its target to achieve 25% diversity by 2025, has been a pioneer within the steel and manufacturing sector in India in actively nurturing an inclusive workplace that recognises the value of its human capital with no tolerance for any biases and fostering a culture of meritocracy. We will continue to invest in people, processes, and the supporting ecosystem to create an inclusive workplace of tomorrow.”
With a score of 75 out of a maximum of 100 in the IWEI 2022, Tata Steel is among a handful of leading employers in the country that bagged the “GOLD” employer status.
The company is also the only steel manufacturer and among the few manufacturing companies to be accorded the highest ranking possible in the latest edition of IWEI.
