Nurturing Talent 
Talent and teamwork have consistently played an impactful role in evolution through the years. To attract and retain the best of minds, we provide expert training and exciting opportunities, paving way for creating the leadership of tomorrow. We encourage an atmosphere that is Open to people from diverse backgrounds, adopting newer modes of engagement.
At Axis Bank, we focus on building a fair, diverse, and performance-driven culture, guided by our Core Values and aligned with our vision and strategic priorities.
We put utmost importance on upholding the five core values that define our functioning ─ Customer Centricity, Ethics, Teamwork, Transparency and Ownership.
Our Axis Value Realizers (AVR) are instrumental in striking conversations to bolster our values across the organisation. Our AVRs serve as ambassadors of culture and change, with 300 AVRs continually engaged in championing the tenets of Sparsh.
To track our progress on the Bank's values sentiment, we compile a Values Scorecard by combining key operational measures with the results of our Values Voices bi-annual internal survey
Axis Value Realizers (AVR)
We have a comprehensive employee care programme in place that provides access to doctors, emergency health services and confidential counselling, for all our employees. It also extends financial support to the families of employees who succumbed to COVID-19.
Sought help from our on-staff professional counsellors in FY 2021-22
We adopted Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy in FY 2021-22 and codified our commitment by setting a target of inducting 30% women employees into our workforce by 2025.
Total Employees
Gender Diversity in FY 2022
Our diversity charter promotes inclusion of women, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, within workplace. These policies and practices form the bedrock of all the initiatives we undertake concerning medical insurance, restroom accessibility, dress code policy, and training programmes, with an aim to neutralise bias.
Participated in 187 'Pause for Bias' seminars, a selfreflection training programme
Our recruitment drives uphold this diversity charter through several initiatives:
Women hires in FY 2021-22, up from 19% in FY 2020-21
Share of We Lead in total Tier I campus hires
Women students outreach under WiM in FY 2021-22
People are not just born leaders, but with care, support and mentorship, leadership can definitely be cultivated. Following this mantra, we have a structured approach toward developing talent at all levels of the organisation.
Our senior talent management approach focuses on turning potential into performance and caters to 2% of our workforce. Our top three leaders drive this programme, with a dedicated focus on developing future leaders, as part of their balanced scorecards. Through a customised learning framework and a well-designed mentorship initiative, the programme is tailored to the journey of each leader, to generate new ideas and strategies.
Diamonds shine only when they are polished. Our incisive training programmes develop and enhance leadership capabilities at every level of the organisation.
Our campus hiring programmes - AHEAD, ABLE and ASPIRE provide a steady flow of talent for the organisation, across diverse roles. We have launched two distinctive talent management tracks, AHEAD Internal and Astors, to identify employees with consistent high performance.
Covered under Axis Leadership and Coaching Academy
From campus hiring in FY 2021-22
Selected under AHEAD Internal and Astors in FY 2021-22
Average training hours per employee in FY 2021-22
We have made significant investment in a three-year Learning and Development strategy, that has led to the launch of diverse learning programmes. In the last financial year, the average training hours consisted of 54.61 person-hours of training per employee. 62% of the trainings were conducted online, while the remainder were classroom-based. We offer 127 courses through the Axis Learning Academy.
We have reshaped the way we work, along with our workplace, becoming leaders in the space of managing productivity. The launch of GIG-A opportunities has added to this endeavour. At present 27% of the total bank population are working in alternate models, including skilled freelancers, through our ‘Work from Anywhere’ programme. 92% of the people who opted for the programme are satisfied, becoming strong advocates of the same.
From non-metro locations
From non-banking backgrounds
Under alternate models
Part of the hybrid working
KPMG, Business Today Best Bank’s Survey
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