EMC has announced that it has been named the 13th Best Multinational Workplace in Europe by Great Place to Work, the experts in workplace excellence. EMC’s ranking was announced at the Great Place to
Work’s “Best Workplaces in Europe 2013″ award ceremony which recently took place in Dublin.
EMC was the 5th highest ranking large company from the technology sector to make the list and climbed six places from last year’s benchmark.
EMC achieved excellent results across Europe, ranking in eleven countries in total as well as achieving placement in the UAE. This was a great improvement on 2012 and highlights EMC’s commitment to the GPTW
initiative, having increased the number of countries participating in the benchmark from five to 12.
This year, the Spanish office was placed the highest of any EMC operation in Europe, being named as the top workplace in Spain in the important 250 to 500 employee category. With this placement, EMC Spain is
the only IT sector organisation that leads an award category.
The top four placements achieved by EMC offices in Europe were:
* Spain – 1st (first time participant);
* Turkey – 4th (first time participant);
* Switzerland – 6th (first time participant); and
* Poland – 6th.
Impressively, seven of the 12 results for EMC to receive GPTW rankings were first time entrants, and five of those made it into the top twelve companies in their country. Across the region, EMC achieved the best
results in the categories of fairness and pride, being able to demonstrate that it treats all employees fairly and its employees are proud to give something extra to the company.
Overall, 87% of employees at EMC’s EMEA operations said that it is a great place to work; with 83% willing to recommend the company as an employer.
The annual benchmarking study celebrates businesses operating in Europe that have demonstrated exceptional levels of respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie within their organisations.
Businesses are judged on the basis of Great Place to Work’s confidential Trust Index survey of employees as well as audits of HR and management processes across their European operations. This includes an
analysis of how EMC’s work practices compare to other multinational companies in areas including inspiring, developing, speaking, listening, celebrating, thanking, caring, sharing and hiring.
“We are extremely proud of this year’s ranking as Europe’s 13th Best Multinational Workplace, and in particular as this represents an improvement of six places from last year’s list,” says Adrian McDonald, President,
EMEA at EMC.
“At EMC, we have a long tradition of soliciting regular, honest feedback from our employees and the Great Place to Work model supports our objectives of creating a culture of trust and continuous improvement, both
with our employees and our clients. We will continue to identify initiatives that build on the strength of our corporate culture and make EMC an ever-better place to work.”
“What sets EMC apart from most other organisations is its strong and visionary leadership and a commitment to create the kind of workplace where employees trust the management, have pride in what they do and
enjoy working with their colleagues,” says Bob Lee, communications director – EMEA at Great Place to Work.
“These motivated and dedicated employees are a unique and irreplaceable asset that will drive the organisation to continued commercial success. EMC is one of a growing number of multi-national organisations that
are leading the way in demonstrating that creating and maintaining a workplace culture based on trust is good for business.
“Key benefits include enhanced employee recruitment and retention, reduced labour costs, increased productivity and profitability and, crucially, a reputation as an organisation that can be trusted to ‘do the right things.”
