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Rolta has been in the news, (mostly of not the desirable kind), for its people
practices for the past few years. Most of these were unfavorable enough to come
under the medias extreme scrutiny. But the company has made a rapid turnaround
in its image and overall HR practices over a short span of time to climb up to
#3 in this years BES Top 20.
Training has been core to Roltas growth in the recent past. The company has
introduced structured training programs in various disciplines such as GIS, and
engineering and ship design through its training academy. As the company has
been serving the high-end of the value chain and is getting into unique business
areas through recent acquisitions, it is focusing on imparting knowledge on
cutting edge technology and sharing its business acumen with the new entrants.
Apart from training, the company invested heavily in improving infrastructure
and making the appraisal process more transparent.
The company also underwent a lot of internal restructuring and appointed two
joint managing directors in India as well as separate vertical and regional
heads in different geographies. Now that the company has built a global
footprint, creating cultural parity within a multi-cultural workforce still
remains a big challenge. The company is addressing this issue seriously with
more focused soft-skills training.
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Rank - 4 |
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Vinay Sawarkar, Director
Operation, HR & ERP |
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Another challenge the company is foreseeing is in the automation of its HR
processes, as its employee strength grows faster than ever. Keeping its growth
plans in focus, it has invested heavily in an ERP system to automate and
integrate all the HR processes across all geographies. To roll out this
initiative, Vinay Sawarkar made a shift from his previous role as head, HR to
director, Operations, New Initiatives.
The company is also looking at introducing mentorship programs and interactive
intranet portals shortly, to better manage the communication process and improve
organizational culture. With these dynamic HR initiatives on the cards, it
remains to be seen how Rolta maintains its leadership position as the best
employer in the years to come.
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High
Rating |
Industry Rank |
| Fairness of appraisal system |
4 |
| Appropriate salary hikes |
4 |
| Recognition of initiatives and efforts at time
of appraisal |
4 |
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Low Rating |
| Encouragement from managers to speak or express
freely during meetings |
4 |
| Positive work environment |
5 |
| Sense of professionalism and personal
accomplishment |
5 |
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Best Showing |
| Job security |
3 |
| Training & development
opportunity |
5 |
| Technology one is working on |
5 |
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