Tata Steel recognised as a Gold Employer by India Workplace Equality Index 2024 for the fourth consecutive year
~ Company applauded for its exceptional performance in embedding diversity and inclusion within its policies ~
~ Tata Steel D&I policies go far beyond just hiring by creating a wholesome support system within the organisation as well ~
~ HR policies have been regularly updated to keep up with the changing needs of the LGBT+ community ~
Mumbai, December 13, 2024: Tata Steel has been recognised as a Gold Employer by the India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI) 2024 for the fourth consecutive year for its unwavering commitment to LGBT+ inclusion. IWEI has honoured Tata Steel for its exceptional performance in embedding diversity and inclusion within its policies, hiring practices, and external communications.
Tata Steel's journey towards becoming an inclusive workplace has been marked by comprehensive efforts in various aspects of HR policies, practices, and organisational culture. The Company has implemented progressive employment policies such as equal benefits for LGBT+ partners which goes beyond just medical coverage and includes benefits like a honeymoon package, gender transition support for employees, and gender-neutral parental leaves.
In addition to its inclusive hiring practices, Tata Steel has actively promoted employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a supportive network for the LGBT+ community. The Company has also engaged in outreach programmes, community initiatives, and partnerships to foster a culture of acceptance and understanding.
Atrayee Sanyal, Vice President, Human Resource Management, Tata Steel, said: “We are honoured to be recognised as a Gold Employer by the India Workplace Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year. Over the years, we have introduced not just policies that have evolved with time but also robust mechanisms for sensitisation, allyship, and continuous engagement to nurture a workplace that celebrates individuality. We also believe that diversity and inclusion are not just values, but also key drivers of innovation and business success. This achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to building a truly inclusive workplace where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential.”
Tata Steel’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) programme started taking shape with the launch of a diversity group called ‘MOSAIC’ in June 2015. MOSAIC facilitates a diversity of gender, hiring & inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), LGBTQ+, and Affirmative Action groups. MOSAIC focuses on five pillars, namely, Sensitisation, Infrastructure, Recruitment, Retention & Development and Celebrations. In line with the Company’s vision of enabling a workplace for all diverse groups, in May 2018 Tata Steel launched WINGS, an LGBTQ+ employee resource group.
In December 2019, the Company expanded its D&I policy that allowed colleagues from the LGBTQ+ community to declare their partners and avail all HR benefits permissible under the law. To this end, the definition of partners was expanded to include people of same-sex living as a married couple. Under the expanded D&I policy, Tata Steel employees and their partners were allowed to avail a host of benefits including health check-up, medical benefits, joint house points, adoption leave, new-born parent leave, child care leave, and inclusion in employee assistance programme. Employees were also given financial assistance for gender reassignment surgery and 30 days special leave for the same.
Further, they are also eligible for the Tata Executive Holiday Plan honeymoon package, domestic travel coverage for new employees, temporary transfer policy, transfer and relocation - that allows partner to travel and familiarise themselves to a new place. Besides, this policy entitles them to be equally eligible to be included in any event, big or small (may be an official gathering or an offshore corporate event) where earlier only spouses of the opposite gender were included.
IWEI is India’s first comprehensive benchmarking tool for employers to measure their progress on lesbian, gay, bi, and trans (LGBT+) inclusion in the workplace. The index measures nine areas: policies and benefits, employee lifecycle, employee network group, allies, and role models, senior leadership, monitoring, procurement, community engagement, and additional work. This is the fifth annual IWEI assessment process where 150 organisations participated.

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About Tata Steel
- Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 35 million tonnes per annum.
- It is one of the world's most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world.
- The group recorded a consolidated turnover of around US$27.7 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2024.
- A Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM organisation, Tata Steel Limited, together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 78,000.
- Tata Steel has announced its major sustainability objectives including Net Zero by 2045.
- The Company has been on a multi-year digital-enabled business transformation journey intending to be the leader in ‘Digital Steel making’. The Company has received the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar, and IJmuiden Plants. Tata Steel has also been recognised with the ‘Digital Enterprise of India – Steel’ Award 2024 by Economic Times CIO.
- Tata Steel has been recognised with the World Economic Forum’s Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion Lighthouse 2023.
- The Company has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked among the top 10 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016.
- Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Plant is India’s first site to receive ResponsibleSteelTM Certification. Subsequently, its Kalinganagar and Meramandali plants have also received the certification. In India, Tata Steel now has more than 90% of its steel production from ResponsibleSteelTM certified sites.
- Received Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17, 2024 Steel Sustainability Champion recognition from worldsteel for seven years in a row, 2023 Climate Change Leadership Award by CDP, Top performer in Iron and Steel sector in Dun & Bradstreet's India's top 500 companies 2022, Ranked as the 2024 most valuable Mining and Metals brand in India by Brand Finance, ‘Most Ethical Company’ award 2021 from Ethisphere Institute, and ‘Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports’ recognition at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2024.
- Received the 2023 Global ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) Award of Distinction at the RIMS ERM Conference 2023, ‘Masters of Risk’ - Metals & Mining Sector recognition at The India Risk Management Awards for the eighth consecutive year, and ICSI Business Responsibility and Sustainability Award 2023 for its first Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR), Excellence in Financial Reporting FY20 from ICAI, among several others.
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