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HR's transformational



                  agenda






                  We are undergoing a major transformation   governance, we celebrate Ethics Month   70-20-10 approach of learning through
                  as we realign to grow in today’s competitive   in July every year. This year we launched a   experience, exposure and education
                  business environment.              21-Day Ethics Challenge using our SkillSoft   respectively.
                                                     e-Learning platform. This initiative was
                  We exited the Crop Nutrition Business   covered in People Matters magazine.    TCE are leading the way with a cutting edge
                  last year, divested the Agri Business and                             training system allowing the  exibility of
                  smoothly transitioned 465 employees   We launched two online modules on our   e-learning to supplement normal training
                  from the urea business in Babrala to Yara   e-learning platform - Anti-Bribery and Anti-  sessions. My Development Hub has a suite
                  Fertilisers. We entered FY2019 with a   Corruption and Prevention of Sexual   of training packages covering everything
                  clear focus on developing our Speciality   Harassment.                from speci c safety modules to packages on
                  Chemicals Business and Consumer Products                              modern slavery. These are available to all on
                  Business as our growth engines, while we   SHINE+ our internal job posting and   line and the system incorporates invitations
                  continue to e ciently operate the Bulk   employee referral program is now  ve   to refreshers on a speci ed basis and a
                  Inorganic Chemicals Business.      years old. It has become a valuable asset for   training record as modules are completed
                                                     our employees wishing to explore career   TCNA launched Employee Mentoring
                  Such change has created exciting   interests in the Tata Chemicals Group. The   Program for its salaried employees.
                  opportunities and challenges. The HR   platform helps us deal with redundancies
                  function will be critical to this journey. We   that arose from divesting the Agri Business.   We have enhanced our Incept Induction
                  are preparing to transform our o ering   We have ful lled our requirement for niche   Process in India focussed on improving new
                  to respond to the needs of a changing   skills. Selective lateral hiring in areas such as   employee experience.
                  customer pro le and diverse customer   food science and technology, nutrition and
                  expectations both B2B and business to   wellness, digitisation and materials' science   X-press 2017, our global employee
                  consumer (B2C). We are equipping ourselves   has helped deliver our plans.  engagement survey (excluding Rallis and
                  with a more diversi ed employee mix with                              Metahelix) was conducted by our partner
                  di erent skillsets, backgrounds, and spreads   This year we started a promising initiative   Aon Services Limited. We recorded an
                  across multiple generations.       Leadership Connect to provide a platform   engagement score of 68%. Post the X-prESS
                                                     for informal and focussed interactions   2017 employee engagement survey,
                  To succeed, our workforce needs to be   between the board of directors and high   we conducted ‘Decoding the manager
                  highly engaged, competent and agile.   potential employees. This proved a valuable   scorecard’ workshops for managers across
                  Sustaining employee morale will be of high   experience for our go-getters.  geographies. This resulted in a 10% increase
                  priority. Continuous communication and                                in managers classi ed as ‘good' and above in
                  transparent processes will strengthen our   We also launched immersive deputations   their team e ectiveness skills.
                  cultural pillars and values.       under SpringBoard, our process to identify
                                                     and develop Key Talent. The Individual   We renovated our Mumbai training centre
                  To reinforce our commitment to the Tata   Development Plans for Key Talent are   called Shack to enhance seating capacity
                  Code of Conduct, our foundation for   designed as interventions using the    and make it disabled-friendly.





                                                                             As on March 2018
                                                                               TCL India   TCNA       TCE        TCM
                                                                                2,327      551        385        251

                                                                                TCIPL      TCSA      Rallis   Metahelix

                   Keeping our team  ghting  t                                    3         11        977        443

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