AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals GmbH

"automation and technology"

Tarik Zakut, HR coordinator:"At AbbVie, we believe in the future, and in leading the change. We want to help our employees grow and succeed. Because talented and engaged employees are AbbVie’s greatest asset, we want to provide them with the tools, resources, and education needed to build new skills and maximize performance in current and future roles, ultimately contributing to AbbVie’s success in the global healthcare marketplace. One of the challenges we faced at AbbVie was the lack of automation and technology in our processes. This challenge was overcome by focusing on advancing and enhancing our technology by implementing the HR Central framework, whereby a set of systems for processing payroll, vacation, expensing, and personnel data recording are interconnected and fed through the main HR Central System. Further, we created an HR Intranet Portal to connect all the important links and documents from all functions in one, readily accessible location."

adidas Group UAE (adidas Emerging Markets LLC)

"melting pot for cultures"

Reshma Hasnani, HR Director: "The adidas Group UAE’s success in 2015 was in attracting, onboarding and retaining a talented diverse workforce and supporting new members of the organization to settle in. This helped us to set the foundation to ‘Create the New’ for our consumers which is the adidas Group Strategy 2020.UAE is a melting pot for cultures which strongly benefits our organizational approach to diversity. During 2015 we have leveraged our differences in generations, gender, cultures and mindsets to build a true performance and excellence culture.Our 2015 highlights are:

• Mobility and Talent Attraction Framework
• 6-month Induction Journey - SHAPE
• Development support for new people managers and experienced people managers – FIT 2 LEAD
• Leadership Capabilities building towards High Performance Teams

DHL Express UAE

"new onboarding journey"

Anu Daga, Head of HR: "The Top Employers Certification for the 2nd year in a row is a great validation that we have excellent practices and create an environment where people are engaged, can develop and feel part of the organization. Our engagement and high performance culture is created by consistently listening to feedback and making the right changes to create a workplace where people can have their “Best day everyday”. Some of our unique employee propositions include an amazing onboarding journey “Welcome to DHL”, framework and tools to support individual development plans, an engagement culture with fun activities through the year and comprehensive wellness, health and CSR programs. Our Certified International Specialist Program(CIS) is DHL’s commitment to invest in development of our 1000+employees; equipping them with comprehensive knowledge and skills so they can provide our customers with outstanding service as true International Express Specialists. Our Continuous Improvement philosophy – ‘Everybody, Everyday, Everywhere a little bit better’ has been a key driver and catalyst for empowering employees to make positive changes for their teams, our customers and the business – building an engagement culture where everyone is involved in achieving success. And our measure of success is evident in consistently high retention rates year on year, over 80% internal promotion rates and best in class Employee engagement scores. The certification just reinforces our commitment as “The Employer of Choice” and makes our employees proud to be part of the DHL team"

Dow Chemical IMEA GmbH, UAE

"a culture of appreciation"

Jamal Hart, HR Director, IMEAT: “Employee Development is a critical element of our strategy at Dow and a dedicated program has been established to bring the leadership team together twice a year to focus on talent development & succession planning. We also pride ourselves in our efforts to build a culture of appreciation at Dow; throughout the company’s long and illustrious history we have believed that employees that are recognized for their work and appreciated for their efforts tend to be happier and more productive.”

Goodyear Middle East & Africa

"over 20 nationalities work as One Team"

Wojtek Janaszek, Director HR Africa & Middle East: "In Goodyear’s MEA regional offices in Dubai, associates from over 20 nationalities work as One Team. Over the last five years this team has grown the business by more than 30%. Our ongoing challenge is attracting talent in line with our growth strategy and that’s where the Top Employers Institute really helps. Top Employer certification is clear confirmation of our HR standards and evidence of a corporate culture where people act with integrity, promote collaboration, and deliver results with agility and energy. Top Employer Institute provides Goodyear with a valuable external perspective that helps to enhance its employer brand. Being certified as Top Employer in the Middle East year by year demonstrates to potential employees that Goodyear walks the talk." "

JT International Luxembourg SA – Dubai Representative Office

"recognize each other's contribution"

David Wheeler - General Manager Saudi Gulf: "As a result of our participating in the Top Employer Award in 2015 we recognized the need to implement a local recognition program that allows employees to recognize each other’s contribution to the organization and doing so in line with our JTI Values. The ‘Thank You – Shukran’ Program was launched in late 2015 and allows managers to say ‘Thank You’ to employees while also receiving great awards. This program addresses the feedback from our employees and also diversifies our HR compensation & benefits portfolio, further establishing JTI as an Employer of Choice in the UAE."

Philip Morris Management Services (Middle East) Limited

"Top Employer Middle East for the first time"

Alejandro Lamas, Vice President Human Resources Eastern Europe, Middle East & Duty Free: "We are proud to be certified as Top Employer Middle East for the first time. This important recognition is a great testament to our ongoing focus to provide challenging and meaningful work experiences to our people. We aim to become the best employer in every market in which we operate within the region."

Tata Consultancy Services Limited, UAE

"help our employees realise their true potential"

"Being an early entratnt in the UAE market, TCS has delivered world class services to its end customers and has established its credibility in the market. With its employee base in the UAE comprising 14+ nationalities , TCS has provided favorable employee conditions, established a robust talent management and development mechanism process throughout the organization & always aspired to take its employee practices to the next level. Our employee retention in the UAE region is one of the best and we believe in promoting practices which help our employees realise their true potential and enable them to make career stream choices within the organization."

Technip France - Abu Dhabi

"leader in project management"

"Present in the UAE for nearly four decades, Technip in Abu Dhabi is the leading engineering and EPC solution provider in the Middle East. Our core objective is to provide best-in-class services, technological solutions, turnkey contracting and construction expertise to local Oil and Gas operators in Onshore, Offshore and Subsea."