The document discusses a study by the Great Places to Work Institute (GPTW) that surveyed over 40,000 employees from 250 large firms in India to identify the top 10 best places to work. Some key findings included that the top companies focused on work-life balance, encouraged employee involvement and development, and fostered friendly and flexible workplace cultures. The top 10 companies that best exemplified these traits spanned sectors like IT, manufacturing, hospitality, and financial services.

1. TOP 10 GREAT PLACES TO WORK IN INDIA Presented by: Varun Nayyar MBA – A 202007010

2. Great Places To Work Institute (GPTW) San Francisco Based Institute. In 1984 first list was published in US. Today more than 19 publications in over 30 countries publish lists of Great Places to Work. The Fortune magazine in US, Financial Times in UK and the The Economic Times in India. Has been in India for 5 years.

3. OVERVIEW Survey by GPTW Institute. 250 Firms were registered, out of which 200 completed all the formalities. 40,000 employees were surveyed. Major sectors were IT(19), Manufacturing(10) and Financial Sector. World Wide Survey 1.1 million employees in more than 3000 organisations in 40 countries across the globe

4. GLOBAL COMPARISONS

5. LACKING BEHIND… Continue to lag behind the Top 100 in US and Brazil in areas like: Providing unique and special benefits, Ability to take time off from work, when required, Compared to the Top 100 in the US, the Best Workplaces in India seem to have more of politics and favouritism. Employee perceptions about these in the Top 50 in India are 10 percent below the Top 100 US benchmarks.

6. WHY THIS STUDY IS IMPORTANT The Best Workplaces give us some insight on how organizations are managing changing demographics in an environment where there are abundant people, but a shortage of available talent. Demographic change in the workforce 70% of our population is less than 35 Yrs of age. 40 Top work places have employees with an average age of less than 35 yrs.

7. Supply – Demand Gap in Manpower India has seen a GDP growth of more than 7 percent for 8 years, and around 9 percent for 4 years. India GDP growth is projected to overtake Japan and Germany in the near future, and by 2025 it is likely to be higher than all countries except US & China. REALITIES Only Possible if current Rate is maintained. 600 million Indians are not literate We have over 2 million graduates coming out of our universities every year out of which only 1/5 is employable in organized sector.

8. TOP 50 GPTW

9. Trends of Best Work Places in India.. 1. Building a Superior Workplace is a part of their Corporate identity. Bill Marriot Google 2 . Providing superior work- life value proposition 80 per cent of the employees surveyed agreed that: " people are encouraged to balance their work life and their personal life ," " management shows a sincere interest in me as a person, not just an employee." 84 per cent agree that they can take time off when they think it is necessary.

10. Contd.. 3. Management is perceived to be approachable. Amex has a communication council that regularly reviews all aspects of communication. Qualcomm, has institutionalised breakfast meetings with site heads. 4. Real Involvement of Employees. Do not have unions but have Employee-Committees. Eg: Relationship Committee of Classic Stripes.

11. Contd.. 5. Creating a friendly place to work Over 90% employees agree Acclaris, a BPO based in Bengal, whose Roshogulla eating competition made it to New York Times. 6. Focus on Development of People

12. RMSI Private Limited Noida Information Technology Marriott Hotels, India Mumbai Hospitality Google India Pvt. Ltd Hyderabad Information Technology Agilent Technologies Gurgaon Information Technology Classic Stripes Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai Manufacturing American Express, India Gurgaon Financial Services Cadbury India Ltd Mumbai Manufacturing NTPC Limited New Delhi Manufacturing Godrej Ltd. Mumbai Manufacturing 10 Hilti India Private Ltd Delhi Real Estate Housing

13. 1. RMSI Freedom, Respect, Care and Ability to listen and Respond. FLEXIBLE TO PEOPLE’S NEED EMPLOYEE WELFARE PROGRAMS MAD TOP PERFORMER (GOLDSTAR) LOOKING BEYOND REVENUES To identify safe places for tribal in Afganistan. Disaster Modeling project for the World Bank.

14. 2. MARRIOT HOTEL Sense of Ownership Freedom to the Frontline Staff Daily Packet: Communication tool comprises of events of the day, Daily Birthdays etc.. Integrity Hotline Cross Training: To learn the trade of another discipline.

15. 3. GOOGLE “ We believe if you hire the smartest people and then point them to the direction of the problem, you will get answers you never dreamed of” Getting into Google India Noogler Culture Average age of employees is 24 Informal Dressing Snack Stations at every floor and two full fledged canteens. Open house meetings

16. 4. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES One world that define it is FREEDOM Flexible working hours Dope testing instruments, Missile testing system 5. STARS & STRIPES Morning Assembly: HR Policies, Diversification Plans, Future Plans Profit Sharing Flexibility and opportunities to try new things.

17. 6. AMERICAN EXPRESS “ My Life… My Job” Freedom Bi-annual Climate Survey: where you can rate your boss. Employees First rather than Customer First.

18. 7. CADBURY INDIA “ You cannot sell chocolates and have an unhappy workplace. The culture of warmth and fun is genuine here and it doesn’t change with the CEO” Sense of Togetherness. People Care Index: Scale that maps the extend of care and excitement at work place. Communication lines are open all times. 8. NTPC Training & Development Programme for all levels

19. 9. GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS GALLOP: Helps company deepening its talent pool. Bottom Up Feedback Sessions Red And Blue Team Culture 10. HILTI Our Culture Journey (OCJ): Encourage employees to take responsibility, Foster team work, handling Customers, Colleagues and even Families, Explore Strenghts, Weaknesses, Dreams And Aspirations.

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