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WHAT WAS THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT LIKE PRIOR TO THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 IN 2020 ?

WORKPLACE TRANSFORMATION :

BEFORE & AFTER COVID-19

WRITTEN BY GEORGIA WILSON
Ramkumar Chandrasekaran , HR Director at TCS UK & Ireland speaks to Business Chief on global workplace transformation following the impact of COVID-19
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A lready one month into 2021 , it is certainly clear that discussions centred around employee experience and digital tools have increased and intensified in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 back in March 2020 . Discussions have moved “ beyond attracting and retaining talent to enabling and supporting a fully remote workforce with capabilities and technologies that are now deemed mission-critical . Organisations that succeed in the new remote workplace will plan for the entire workplace ecosystem and equip employees to support business operations ,” comments KPMG .

With this in mind , Business Chief asks Ramkumar Chandrasekaran , HR Director at TCS UK & Ireland six questions on the topic of global workplace transformation following the impact of COVID-19 .
BEFORE
WHAT WAS THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT LIKE PRIOR TO THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 IN 2020 ?
Before the pandemic , TCS – like most businesses – mainly operated from offices all across the world .
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