Business Chief US+CAN Magazine February 2021 | Page 43

WHAT WERE THE CORE FOCUSES FOR HR FUNCTIONS WHEN IT CAME TO THEIR WORKPLACE STRATEGY ?
43 Over the years , TCS has functioned on a Location Independent Agile methodology which enables work to be carried out in approved facilities anywhere in the world . We have therefore been investing in becoming increasingly agile for some time now .
That being said , the vast majority of our work was carried out on-site , either at our own or our customers ’ – particularly when it comes to our FCA-regulated customers who have strict regulations when it comes to equipment being taken off-site .
WHAT WERE THE CORE FOCUSES FOR HR FUNCTIONS WHEN IT CAME TO THEIR WORKPLACE STRATEGY ?
One of our important strategic priorities has been digital transformation . We have been focusing on building digital competencies and roles , adapting a new mindset across our 450,000 strong employees worldwide . We have been helping our employees to not only acquire new skills but also leverage their existing deep contextual knowledge of our customers and industry domain .
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