Great Place to Work® announces the Best Workplaces in Asia™ 2021 representing 3.3 plus million employee experiences

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, surveyed over 3.3 million employees from across 16 diverse countries and cultures in Asia and the Middle East to determine the
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This is the largest survey of employee experiences in Asia.
To be named as best in Asia, these 200 companies were the highest ranked on Great Place to Work® Best WorkplacesTM National lists across the region. This recognition is based on confidential survey data assessing employee experiences of trust, innovation, company values and leadership. Companies are also evaluated on how well they are creating a For AllTM workplace experience, inclusive of all employees no matter who they are or what they do.
Interestingly, organizations from India constitute 21% of the Best Workplaces in Asia™ 2021, making it the country with the highest representation on the list!
On average, companies ranked on the Best Workplaces in Asia™ scored 10% better than those that made it to the National list level - an incredibly high bar as such workplaces are the best of the best in their own country. The Best Workplaces in Asia™ also had 15% more employees report:
Feeling that management involves people in its decision-making
Receiving special and unique benefits
Receiving a fair share of the profits made by the organization
For companies on National lists across Asia, 70% of employees said they experience well-being at work (defined by factors such as feeling cared for and believing their workplace is a psychologically and emotionally healthy place to work). But that number jumps even higher to 81% at the Best Workplaces in Asia™.
"The Best Workplaces in Asia™ set the bar for company culture by supporting employee well-being and building inclusive workplaces that are good for everyone," said Michael C. Bush, Global CEO of Great Place to Work®. "They demonstrate how much they value their most important resource - their people. Thanks to these companies, more than 3.3 million employees benefit from the highest working conditions in a range of industries across Asia."
"It is inspiring to see that the leaders of the Best Workplaces in Asia™ have placed Employee Wellbeing at the heart of their business strategy and they understand that it is not just a 'good to do' but a 'Must do', for sustaining a High-Trust, High-Performance™ culture," - Preeti Malhotra, Head - Wellness Practice and Partner, Great Place to Work® India.
Highlights from the Best Workplaces in Asia™ 2021
Topping the list for the second year in a row in the multinational category are shipping company DHL Express and hotelier Hilton - both holding onto their 2020 first and second-place rankings, respectively.
In the large category, PAP Community Foundation (Singapore), Talawakelle Tea Estates (Sri Lanka), and KB Kookmin Card (South Korea) claimed the top three spots.
Canva (Philippines) topped the list in the small-medium business (SMB) category, followed by Charity Committee for Orphans Care (ENSAN) (Saudi Arabia) and THE One (UAE).
Several new entries made the list this year, including luxury retailer Chalhoub Group, telecom company Ericsson, medical device supplier Medtronic, and financial services brands American Express and Synchrony. All of these brands made it into the top 15 multinational workplaces in Asia.
This year, COVID-19 brought physical and mental well-being front of mind for both employers and employees. In China, Hilton provided a live-stream lecture on return-to-work safety with the chief doctor of the Shanghai Centre for Disease Control and the director of infectious diseases at Huashan Hospital.
In India, Medtronic introduced a vaccination program for employees and their families. Lighting company Signify has in-house doctors available 2-3 days per week. In the Philippines, Canva is offering free COVID vaccinations for all employees and their household families.
The top 30 in the multinational category:
DHL Express
Hilton
Cisco
Chalhoub Group
Landmark Group
Marriott
Ericsson
Salesforce
American Express
Cadence
Medtronic
General Mills
Synchrony
Stryker
Micron
PayPal
SAP
FedEx
Apparel Group
DISCO Corporation
AbbVie
SAS
Amgen
Maersk
S&P Global
Siemens Healthineers
Al-Dabbagh Group
EY
Roche
Signify
To view the full list of the Best Workplaces in Asia™ 2021, click here:
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How Great Place to Work® determines the Best Workplaces in Asia™
Great Place to Work® identifies the Best Workplaces in Asia™ by analyzing companies' workplace programs and surveying employees across Asia and the Middle East about the key factors that create great workplaces for all.
To be considered, companies must first be identified as outstanding in their local region by appearing on one or more of our Best Workplaces lists in Greater China (including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan), India, Japan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka or UAE during 2020 or early 2021.
Companies rank in three size categories: Small and Medium (10-499 employees); Large (500+); and Multinational. Multinational organizations are also assessed on their efforts to create great workplaces across multiple countries in the region. They must appear on at least two National lists in Asia and the Middle East and have at least 1,000 employees worldwide with at least 40% (or 5,000) of those employees located outside the headquarters country.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make strategic people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For AllTM.
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