HIRELEARNING ——_ Empowering employees is the path to success HCL Technologies espouses values of trust and transparency in all its personnel ‘What is your annual company ‘tumover? HCLis a $5.9 billion leading global technology and IT enterprise comprising two companies listed in India - HCL Technologies and HCL, Infosystems, What is your company motto? Our company’s mission state- ment is: To provide world: information technology solutions and serviees to enable our customers to serve their clients better and this can only be achieved through our employees. ‘What is your biggest CSR activity? One of our most successful employee volunteer activities has been the Teach@Otfice initiative, which is designed to empower security person: nel at the HCL offices with knowledge and skills. Many HCL employees volunteered andl designed lessons to impart basie skills and knowledge in addition to per sonality development and interpersonal skills Please share your five year vision HCL Technologies believes that only by meeting the needls of employees will we be able to serve the needs of customers. Thus, you will see a greater focus on enabling, entinusing, and empowering. employees. Describe your organisational culture. The ethos of HCL eulture lies in its Employees First, Customer Second philosophy, which seeks to empower employees across all levels. Its characteristies are: « Trust and transparency ® Entrepreneurial spirit ® Agility (in learning, thinking, and exeeuition) How many employees do you have? We have 80,000+ employees ‘working in 31 countries. What isthe average age of your workforce? 29,71 years (global average) What jb vacancies do you find dif- ficult fl? We face a challenge when it comes to specialist positions. Of late, there has been better traction there as well. Describe your ideal employee = Entrepreneurial «Flexible » Value-centrie Whats your preferred method of finding new employees? ‘The first is internal search; followed by references. How many years has your oldest ‘employee served? Shiv Nadar (founder HCL, and chairman, Shiv Nadar Foundation) is the oldest employee. He started HCL in 1976, We have a number of employees who have spent, over 30 years in the company. What academic qualification do you {ook forin your middle managers? ‘We look for individuals with engineering, science and management degrees. How many years on average do ‘employees work in your company? 2.57 years. What time do you start and finish, business? Our office timings are 9 am to 630 pm, Do you havea five-day o a six-day week? We work five days a week (Monday through Friday). However, at times to meet, project demands and cus- tomer requirements, employ- ‘ees may be required to work ‘on weekends. How many days annual, sick and ‘casual leave do you grant? Different leave categories have been consolidated into one (including annual, sick, maternity’ paternity, casual, transfer ete). In addition, we also have My Leave which enables an employee to take leave for oceasions (such as birthdays, celebrations, wed- dings ete) and emergencies How many women do you employ? Currently, women comprise 24% of our 83,000 strong employee force, How is your office accessible to poople with disabiltios? In the facilities that we own, wwe have provisions for ramps and individuals with disabili- ty get support for mobility in whatever mode they choose. Intervene by Paka Mutek