TCS explains how it’s remotely managing 400,000 employees during pandemic

TCS, India’s largest IT services company, has an employee base of 488,649 and it is managing them remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. The company had an attrition rate of 7.2 per cent, one of the lowest in the industry.

The company’s Annual Report for FY21 gives a glimpse of how the company is engaging with employees and getting new ones from campuses remotely.

The company retains talent by reskilling employees, incentivising them to stay on. The company has a programme called TCS Elevate that links learning and careers. Over 138,000 associates have been on-boarded to this program.

As all its centres closed due to pandemic and employees worked at home, the company had a net hire of 40,185. More than 368,000 students from over 3,100 colleges attended the TCS NQT.