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Tata Communications wins ‘Aon Hewitt Best Employer 2016’

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Sanjeeb Kumar Sahoo
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NEW DELHI: Indian telecom giant Tata Communications has been awarded the ‘Aon Best Employer 2016’ award at the Aon Hewitt Best Employers’ 2016 awards ceremony held on March 30, 2016.

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Aon Hewitthas recognised Tata Communications for its organisational culture that ranks high on employee development and engagement, a compelling employer brand, effective leadership and an enabler of consistent high performance.

"Tata Communications is proud to announce its win as the ‘Aon Hewitt Best Employer 2016’ - India. Aon Hewitt awarded Tata Communications for its organisational culture that ranks high on employee development and engagement, a compelling employer brand, effective leadership and high performance," the company said in a statement.

As a leading global organisation, the award is a testament to Tata Communications’resolve on building an employee-centric culture that emphasises on driving curiosity and a passion for continuous learning. With over 8,500 employees across 30 countries and 40 nationalities, the company’s commitment to diversity is reflected through its workforce.

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"Tata Communications’HR practices recognise the ‘unconscious bias’, reassessing the approach to talent management, strategic decision making, inclusion and organisational culture. This allows the company toleverage the power of diversity, creativity and innovation to optimise the talent potential and employee experience - the key enablers of organisational success," it said.

The Aon Hewitt Best Employers study's research methodology, which covered 113 companies across 12 industries, which in total employ around 9,50,000 employees.

AON's Best Employer India programme felicitates the organisations that create great work environments for their employees, empowering results through high employee engagement, a compelling employer brand, effective leadership and a high performance culture.

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“We are honoured to receive this recognition from Aon Hewitt. It is a validation of our people practices that are not only designed to deliver business results but to create immense value for the employees as well. We strongly believe that business results are driven by effective people practices. With our scale and truly global nature of operations, it is imperative for us to continuously reinvent ourselves. Being recognised for our efforts in India and winning the Best Employer award validates our commitment towards building a strong, diverse and inclusive global workforce,” said Aadesh Goyal, Chief Human Resources Officer, Tata Communications.

The Aon Hewitt study’s research methodology involves a rigorous process, conducted over a nine-month period that culminates in a solid, credible list of Best Employers. The Aon Hewitt award recognises and felicitates companies for robust people practices with key focus on career development and engagement through career opportunities, leadership development, internal communications processes, robust human resource policies and execution.

“We congratulate Tata Communications on being adjudged an Aon Best Employer. Tata Communications has embarked on a unique journey to align its Strategy, Culture and Employee experiencewith its focus on making their customers more efficient, agile and competitive. The organisation's emphasis on investing in leaders for tomorrow to drive the required Strategy and Culture gives it the edge,” said Tarandeep Singh – Partner, Talent and Performance Consulting, Aon Hewitt India.

The Aon Best Employers program is the most comprehensive study of its kind in Asia Pacific. It is run in 12 markets: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand.

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