PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, July 28 : Tata Steel has been recognised amongst India’s top 10 most attractive employer brands by Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR).
This recognition, received for the second time, highlights company’s sustained focus on fostering a culture of high-trust, integrity, growth, and care for the employees.
The research globally captures the views of over 1,63,000 respondents (general public, aged 18-65) from 5,944 companies in 31 countries. As per the survey, the Indian workforce considers work-life balance (63 per cent) as the most important driver when choosing an employer.
This is followed by attractive salary and benefits (60 per cent) and a good reputation of the organisation (60 per cent).
Tata Steel has introduced several path-breaking policies, practices, and initiatives for various segments of the workforce like onboarding of Transgender persons and Women in core mining operations.
The company has been constantly innovating and pioneering people practices in the realms of hiring, engagement, diversity and inclusion, rewards/ recognition, and performance management.
The steel major has implemented trendsetting policies like extending benefits to LGBTQ partners, agile working models and extended maternity leave to create an enabling workplace for all diverse groups.
Atrayee Sanyal, vice- president, Human Resource Management, Tata Steel, said: “We are delighted to feature among India’s top 10 most attractive employer brands in India by Randstad Employer Brand Research. At Tata Steel, we strongly believe in fostering teamwork, nurturing talent, and enhancing leadership capability. Our policies and initiatives centred on diversity and inclusion, agile workforce, and many others are guided by the philosophy of putting people first, always. We will continue to prioritise safety, health, and well-being of our employees and will continue to support them through innovative HR policies.”