Great Places to Work With

A great workplace is one where organization: achieve organizational

objectives; with employees who give their personal best; and work together
as a team / family in an environment of trust. It is very important for an
organization to have great place to work.

Adhering to the best or basic HR practices across the Company so that it can
be called Great Place to work.

Some of the desirable factors for a Great Place to Work with are:

1) Trust and Integrity: trust is the key differentiator. This applies to all
organizations regardless of national culture, industry, size or age. By
raising the level of trust in the workplace, companies everywhere can
improve their business results since cooperation and innovation
depend on trust.
2) Simplicity: clarity of work responsibility
3) Adaptability : Overtime and number of hours worked
4) Teamwork and Synergy
5) Layoffs and economic insecurity
6) Perceived fairness and justice at work
7) Work- Life Balance (There should be no Conflict between work and
family commitments)
8) Building superior workplace is part of their corporate identity.
9) Take care of employees customers keep coming back.
10) Providing superior work-life value proposition.
11) Work Personal life Balance
12) Take time-off whenever it is necessary
13) Flexible Options
14) Members not Employees.
15) Employee Committee with genuine authority.
16) Recreation/Social Services/Food.
17) Database for employee suggestions in implementation.
18) All relevant information available to all.(Sharing Information)
19) Information sharing matrix.
20) Surveys for potential/new employess.
21) Annual Employee survey.
22) Daily newsletter (start the day by reading this letter).
23) Basic Moral of the day.
24) Daily Birthdays.
25) Special Guest recognition.
26) HR eye opener of the day.
27) Call privately & inform the issue (Integrity Hotline).
28) Training or other discipline (Cross Training).
29) Ownership of Business- Job rotation.
30) Training to learn multiple skills.
31) Take care of employees. Employees take care of customers.
32) Reach the top brass.
33) Open culture/caring environment.
34) Focus on high performance.
35) Hiring the smartest people.
36) Directing them in Right Direction.
37) Create Cool, simple & yet highly efficient workforce.
38) Cross functional job rotation.
39) Good Problem solver.
40) Interested in working with people.
41) Openness & transparency.
42) New recruits workstation decorated with Balloons.
43) Self defense techniques for women employees.
44) Work from home.
45) 2% profit given as performance incentives.
46) Professional support.
47) Skill updating.
48) Social recognition & upward mobility.
49) Small warm gestures.
50) Same travel benefits across all positions.
51) Annual Organization climate survey (Rating Boss).
52) Buddy Programme.
53) i4 Teams Ingenious, Idea, Incubation & Implementation
(Generate new ideas & implement them).
54) Encouraging social services.
55) Early Breaks, Good training, caring employer.
56) Workshops to explore strengths, weakness, dreams &
aspirations.
57) Chairman Tea/President Tea - Managers Sharing Feedback.
58) High performers- 200 % of Target Bonus.
59) Paid leave for social services.
60) Breakfast meeting with top management.
61) Vacation donation program.
62) Stock options.
63) Confirmed employees from the first day of joining.
64) Babys day out New mothers work alongside with babies.
65) Reduced work hours Half day/Half work week for New Mothers.
66) Mandatory training hours- Any field of interest.
67) Internal Promotions Non mgmt to top management position.
68) Knowledge sharing sessions.
69) Recognize employee achievements.
70) Individual learning plans.
71) CSR leave for 5 days for employees.
72) 100 % Reimbursement of Tuition fees/examination fees for
employee professional development.
73) Idea works/encash program awards for better
ideas/suggestions.
74) HR team available 24X 7 on emergency situations.
75) 30- Week management program in NMIMS for young managers.
76) 5 days compulsory annual leave.
77) Value addition meetings between employee & management.
78) Tell me box (CEO) Tell 3 things that work for them & 3 things that
not work for them.
79) Five day a week work policy.
80) Fast Track programme for promoting middle managers.
81) Leave work on time, flexibility to work part time as per
requirement.
82) Only 10 unutilized allowed to carry forward to next year.
83) Encourage to spend time with family.
84) Leadership programme for young managers.
85) Health caf, yoga classes. Stress management.
86) Flat leave structure, restricted work structure & timings (System
Shutdown after 7PM).
87) Flexi working hours.
88) Foreign trips for spouses.
89) Employee referred as Members, Department referred as
Groups.
90) Share your concerns.
91) Home away home. Reach out family in all day to day happenings.
92) Foreign Language Allowance (100 % fees).
93) New Joinees Personally welcomed by MD.
94) Paternity Leave, Birthday/Anniversary leave.
95) Compassionate leave.
96) Fun at work & freedom at work.
97) Open Door & Transport Policy.
98) Crche for working mothers.
99) Behavioural Training programme.
100) Sense of security/Family taken care.
 101) No Attendance.
102) Freedom to Experiment.
103) 2 year sabbatical leave for higher studies.
104) New Joinees welcomed with flower bouquet.
105) Inform & Communicate in Transparent manner.( Trust &
Transparency )
106) Employees Calculate bonus on their own.
107) Decide where, when & how their work to be done. Flexible to
peoples needs.
108) Creating new roles for prospective/potential candidates.
109) Workshops for parents.
110) HR Policies evolved keeping local people in mind.
111) Working beyond revenues.
112) Flexi timing
113) Intellectual Stimulation/Variety weighs in decision for new
projects.

Methodology:

Employee Perception Measurement or Trust Index employee

survey tool. -
o Workplace quality questions.
o From employee point of view following point should be
considered while surveying
the sincerity of managers'
support for people's personal and professional lives,
how transparent communication is,
people's ability to be themselves at work and to invest in
their lives outside work, and the meaning they get from
their jobs,

Result:
 The companies that have created great workplaces improved profi-
tability, lower cost to hire, higher retention rates, less shrinkage,
increased innovation, and faster product time to market (shorter
product cycles), increased customer satisfaction.
Happier people, happier customer, better performance, more
sustainable growth

Reference:

http://www.greatplacetowork.in/about-us/why-we-do-what-we-do

http://www.netapp.com/in/company/about-netapp/great-place-to-
work/index.aspx

http://fortune.com/best-workplaces-millennials/

http://fortune.com/2016/06/28/best-workplace-millennials/

http://learn.greatplacetowork.com/rs/520-AOO-
982/images/Tips_to_Get_Your_Leadership_Aligned.pdf

http://www.greatplacetowork.com/events-and-insights/blogs-and-news/2884-
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