In a recent Interview with SightsIn Plus, Saurabh Govil, Global HR Head, Wipro said, “Post the pandemic, hybrid work has become the new normal that companies have embraced, and are trying their best to keep their remote workers happy and engaged.”
“At Wipro, we quickly recognized that flexibility to work from home also comes with its set of challenges that need to be addressed while keeping employee wellbeing at the center. Quite often, working remotely can blur the lines between work and personal life. Added to this the lack of the right infrastructure set up can end up affecting overall employee wellbeing.” He added
Wipro has taken a number of measures towards like below ensuring our remote workers feel engaged and rewarded, he further said…
Policies
Our policies have been repurposed to ensure they are bias-free and objective without differentiating between an employee working from office, home, or remotely from another location.
We also continuously educate our leaders on how to lead a hybrid workforce. This ensures that employees irrespective of their place of work are involved in decision-making processes.
Employee Wellbeing
There are a number of online Physical and Mental Wellbeing programs offered to our employees to enroll virtually – Yoga, HIIT, Counselling sessions, Women’s health seminars, etc.
Employees also receive on-screen alerts that nudge them to pause for a few minutes and perform simple exercises to avoid stress or burnout. Leadership communications and listening sessions happen in a virtual mode to ensure equitable participation.
Learning & development
Many of our employee training & development opportunities are now in VILT (Virtual Instructor Led Training) formats to ensure employees working remotely are not deprived of instructor-led training opportunities.
Needless to say, Wipro has invested in online learning platforms to ensure employees have access to learning on the go.
Recognition
Wipro has always had a very robust and intuitive online platform for recognition. Managers, teams, and peers vastly leverage this to reward and recognize their colleagues from time to time.
Our focus has always been to make the work meaningful and rewarding for our employees. The place of work is incidental. Our culture prides itself on high performance hence our focus remains on how to enable our employees to deliver superior outcomes.
