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RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL PEOPLE SOCIAL
E C O S Y S T E M S STEWARDSHIP FINANCIAL SAFETY PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY

MONTHLY GEMS LEARNING AND
(GO THE EXTRA MILE) AWARD
At Corporate O ces - Employees and teams are DEVELOPMENT
shortlisted and recognized for their outstanding e orts.
The award ceremony is conducted on the o ce oor Learning at ABFRL begins right from the time a new
and select employees are recognised by the leadership employee joins the organization and goes through a
structured onboarding program to help one
team for their outstanding e orts.
understand the business, key stakeholders and the job
The winners receive experiential awards like movie expectations which expedite one's acclimatization.
tickets, meal vouchers, etc. so that they can celebrate
Twice in a year, managers have development
with friends/family. This award has been
institutionalised for corporate o ce and zonal o ces. discussions with employees on their learning needs
required to ace the current job and prepare them for
Dedicated monthly award scheme for store sta future roles. These identi ed needs are analysed at the
encompassing instant recognition, employee of the organization level and addressed through an annual
month and team of the month wherein felicitated learning calendar. The learning o erings are based on
employees get featured in national bulletins an employee's career stage, that is, manage self,
manage others and manage managers.
KUDOS
The content of each learning program is
This is our online employee recognition portal which
enables employees and managers to recognize e orts rati ed and contextualised to the business
as well as provide informal pat on the backs. Every needs by select members of senior leadership.
month the function heads identify the winners Programs are facilitated by well-equipped
nominated through the portal and award them trainers and followed by manager-supported
through a ceremony in front of their peers
action plan which helps the learner in
applying the new learnings at workplace.
ANNUAL AWARDS EVENING
This is serves as a strong aspirational platform for all These learning o erings are supplemented by ABG's
employees and cross-functional teams. The winning corporate university, Gyanodaya, which is a state of the
teams are felicitated in a glittering ceremony. art facility and drives global standards in managerial
and leadership development.
At ABFRL, we enable employees to become e ective
contributors in our growth through various The function learning agenda at ABFRL is led by Aditya
interventions that enhance performance. Birla Centre for Retail Excellence (ABCRE).

As mentioned earlier, sta and workers are rewarded,
promoted and given growth opportunities annually
based on their performance to keep them motivated.
To ensure that the increments and wages xed for the
workers are objective, scienti c and transparent, we
have instituted Wage Grid Rationalisation (based on
Hay's JAE model).

Action plans are formed and executed for each training
participant. Senior leaders are mapped to advance
leadership programmes at the Aditya Birla Group's
state-of-the-art learning centre, 'Gyanodaya'.

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