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methodology will be in the form of global workshops extending benefits to lGBtQ+ partners, Agile Working
wherein, challenge statements will be articulated and Models and extended Maternity leave to create an
both industry and academia will be called to jointly enabling workplace for all diverse groups.
participate in the projects relevant to the challenge Tata Steel Mining earns Great Place to Work
statement identified.”
certification
Tata Steel and Council of Scientific & Industrial tata Steel Mining limited (tSMl) has been certified as
Research (CSIR) sign an umbrella MoU to pursue a Great Place to Work organisation by Great Place to
strategic technology partnership across multiple Work Institute for a year starting from this month.
technology areas
While promoting diversity and inclusion, the company
tata Steel and council of Scientific & Industrial has taken multiple steps towards fostering an employee
Research (cSIR) signed an umbrella Memorandum friendly work environment by implementing many key
of Understanding (MoU) on January 31, 2022, to policies and practices on career progression, rewards
pursue strategic technological partnership across and recognitions, pursuing higher education, and set
multiple technology areas. the MoU was signed in the up independent committees for complaint resolution
presence of T. V. Narendran, CEO & MD, Tata Steel, process without any bias or discrimination.
and Dr Shekhar c Mande, Director General, council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (cSIR). the objective thanking the Great Place to Work Institute, Pankaj
of this collaboration model is to create first-in-the-world Satija, Managing Director, tata Steel Mining said, “We
technologies with a global impact on society, industry, are extremely thrilled and honoured to receive this
and the innovation ecosystem. coveted certification. As an equal opportunity employer,
it reaffirms our commitment towards employee centricity
On the occasion, T. V. Narendran, CEO & MD, Tata Steel, and nurturing healthy and diverse work culture. Not
said: “the association of tata Steel with institutions of only do we believe that our employees are our greatest
eminence like cSIR goes back a long way given the assets, but we also encourage people with diverse
mutual goals and complementary capabilities. tata backgrounds and beliefs including differently-abled
Steel intends to be an industry leader in technology persons, lGBtQ+ or any other underrepresented
and do deeper work on opportunities in the value chain groups to join our team.”
to realise the vision of a green future and contribute
to nation-building. We look forward to working together Tata Steel Jamshedpur plant earns recognition
with cSIR for mutual benefit and for the benefit of the from World Economic Forum
country.” tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Steel Plant has been
Tata Steel recognized for thefifth time among recognised as the World economic Forum’s Advanced
India’s Best Workplaces in Manufacturing for 2022 4th Industrial Revolution lighthouse. With this new
by Great Place to Work® milestone, tata Steel is one of the few enterprises with
three manufacturing sites in the Global lighthouse
tata Steel has been recognised amongst India’s Best network, with Kalinganagar Plant (India) and IJmuiden
Workplaces in Manufacturing 2022 by Great Place (the Netherlands) being the other two sites.
to Work®. this recognition,received for the fifth time,
highlightscompany’s sustained focus on fostering a The award was presented to T. V. Narendran, CEO
culture of high-trust, integrity, growth,and care for the & MD, Tata Steel, at the Global Lighthouse Network
employees. Dinner at the World economic Forum in Davos by enno
De Boer, Senior Partner at McKinsey & company, and
Over the years, tata Steel has introduced several Francisco Betti, head, Shaping the Future of Advanced
path-breaking policies, practices, and initiatives for Manufacturing & Value chains.
various segments of the workforce like onboarding
of transgender personsand Women in core mining On the occasion, T. V. Narendran, CEO & MD, Tata
operations. the company has been constantly Steel, said: “It is a proud moment for all of us at Tata Steel as the
innovating and pioneering people practices in the Jamshedpur plant joins the prestigious Lighthouse Network of the
realms of hiring, engagement, diversity & inclusion, World Economic Forum along with our IJmuiden plant in Europe and
rewards & recognition, and performance management. the Kalinganagar plant in Odisha. This recognition is a testimony to
tata Steel has implemented trendsetting policies like the effectiveness of the organisation’s investments in state-of-the-

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