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

Company retains talent by focusing on reskilling employees, incentivising them to stay on.

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