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NTPC is first among Indian PSUs in Forbes World’s Best Employer 2020

This recognition is testimony to NTPC’s commitment towards inculcating best in class practices that are thoughtfully designed and robustly executed

PSU Watch Bureau

New Delhi: NTPC Limited, the country's largest power producer, has come first among Indian PSUs under World's Best Employer this year in a list published by Forbes. The recognition is testimony to NTPC's commitment towards inculcating best in class practices that are thoughtfully designed and robustly executed.

During the lockdown phase and the subsequent unlock period, NTPC Learning and Development strategy moulded itself significantly to further evolve as per the requirement of the current scenario. Its training methodology enriched the lives of thousands of its employees through intensive digitisation and online training enabling them to avail of services even from remote locations. The modules have helped thousands of workforce from NTPC to grow and think beyond the professional sphere.

NTPC has been successfully innovating and introducing people practices in the domain of hiring, engagement, diversity & inclusion, rewards & recognition, and performance management. In the recent past, NTPC has initiated an 'NTPC Series' on success stories beyond official work, 'Ambition, Growth, Success beyond Work', a series on the achievements of employees beyond their official assignments.

Around 160,000 full-time and part-time workers from 58 countries working for businesses with operations in multiple nations or regions took the survey and these participants rated their eagerness to endorse their employers to others. The employers were also judged based on their COVID-19 responses, image, economic footprint, talent development, gender equality and social responsibility. The final list comprised 750 multinational and large corporations headquartered in 45 countries.

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