Best Places to Work: The 30 best employers worldwide in 2023

The Best Places to Work organization announced its list of the world's 30 best employers for 2023 in early 2024. Topping this year's ranking for the second year in a row is Novo Nordisk, the global healthcare company with nearly a century of innovation and leadership in diabetes care, followed by Takeda, another leading global healthcare company. AstraZeneca secured third place among the world's 30 best performing companies.

Evaluating and recognizing quality in HRM

Best Places to Work is an international certification program that is considered the "platinum standard" in identifying and recognizing top workplaces around the world. It provides employers with the opportunity to learn about the quality of their HR practices and employee engagement, and to recognize those that provide an excellent work experience with the highest standards of working conditions. With this in mind, the Best Places to Work program has certified leading employers around the world with several years of experience in evaluating workplace culture, employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. To be considered, companies must be identified as outstanding employers on at least one of the continents.

The program works with global employers annually to help them measure, benchmark and improve their HR practices and employee experience, giving them access to the tools and expertise they need to drive effective and sustainable change in their organizations. The companies that made this year's top list demonstrate that they are excelling in the workplace by creating differentiated employee experiences and inclusive cultures that lead to stronger and more sustainable business results. These companies know how to gain a competitive advantage and enjoy remarkable benefits in terms of employee engagement, retention, financial performance and customer satisfaction.

Best Places to Work: The 2023 ranking list

And these are the 30 best employers for 2023 - in 26th and 27th place are the pharmaceutical company Roche and Habib Bank Zurich Hong Kong, two companies with Swiss roots: 

1. Novo Nordisk
2. Takeda
3. AstraZeneca
4. McDonald's
5. Alcon
6. Bristol Myers Squibb
7. Ivanhoé Cambridge
8. BSH
9. Konecta Group
10. Serving dish
11. Allianz Trade
12. Pluxee
13. MSD
14. Fujitsu
15. Old people
16. MoneyGram
17. Lundbeck
18. Schneider Electric
19. British American Tabacco
20. Fifth Avenue Financial
21. Pfizer
22. Beko
23. Diageo
24. Meridiam
25. APL Logistics
26. Roche
27. Habib Bank Zurich Hong Kong
28. Paidy
29. Cipla
30. Teka

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