The Great Place to Work 2010 ranking
Publishedé by Le Figaro, and as every yearée, the ranking récompensates the best companies where it is good to work ...
The Great Place to Work Institute's 2010 ranking, with Le Figaro économie, récompensates the best initiatives in favor of employeesés.
Le palmarès français de l'institut Great Place to Work*
Labor relations are strained in companies against a backdrop of economic écrisis, wage freezes and even stress at work? Are employeesélosing confidence in their top management and temptedéto invest less in their companyété? Perhaps, but there are also companies - large and small - where it's good to work.
Two rankings
For the 8th consecutive year, the Great Place to Work Institute établishes its annual palmarès and décerne its trophiesées to the managers who deserve it. There are a few surprises in store: Decathlon, for example, which was époorly classifiedéby the French Ministry of Labour for its efforts to combat stress, was in fact praisedéby its employees, coming 7th in the ranking of companies with over 500 employees. This yearés Great Place to Work ranking actually features two separate rankings: one for companies with more than 500 employeeséand one for companies with fewer than 500 employees.
And the winnerséare the companies with more than 500 employeeséand the companies with fewer than 500 employees.
And the winners are ? Microsoft in the over-500 category and PepsiCo in the under-500 category. Two Anglo-Saxon companies, one is temptedé to say? Yes, but managed by a 100% French état-majorçais, relativize those responsible for the ranking. This year, however, a number of companies are still holding their own: Leroy Merlin, the first French company in the ranking, has climbed to second place in the list of companies with more than 500 employees, improving its ranking from last year, while McDonald's and FedEx Express are third and fourth respectively.
Fierté, trust, friendlinessé
Among those with fewer than 500 employeesétoo, several companiesétéhave been performing well for a number of years and are among the top-ranked: this is the case for technical fabrics and fibers specialist WL Gore (n° 2) or Accuracy (n° 3), a corporate finance consulting specialist.
Among those with fewer than 500 employees, several companiesététéhave been performing well for a number of years and are among the top-ranked.
Spécial pricing What makes a good company to work for? According to the Great Place to Work model, ités a companyété whereù employeesé «have confidence in their managers, are proud of their work and their company, and can work in a friendly atmosphere», Patrick Dumoulin, director of Great Place to Work in France, réponders without hesitation. At Great Place to Work, we're looking for a company thatés a good place to work.
In order to better highlight the initiatives of all, special prizes have été been awardedés. Three companies stand out from the crowd: Decathlon wins the training prize for its 200 individual training plans corresponding à to its 200 third parties. Decathlon's 200 individual training plans were awarded the training prize.
Employee involvementés Biogen Idec (biotechnology) is awarded first place in the égorie « Solidarité » for its preéparation à retirement actions. Finally, another pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, was awarded a special «Reconnaissance» prize, for a set of measures to financially compensate employeeséinvolvement. Novo Nordisk was also awarded a special éReconnaissance» prize, for a set of measures to financially compensate employeeséinvolvement. Novo Nordisk was also awarded a special éReconnaissance» prize, for a set of measures to financially compensate employeeséinvolvement.
*The palmarès is établi à based on two surveysêconductedéwithin each company. The main survey is a 59-question questionnaire addressed to éa representative sample or éall employees. The results represent 2/3 of the company's final score. The second surveyêis based on a équalitative assessment of the companyés culture éand HR practices (the final third of the final score). The surveyêis open to à any organization (company, association, administration) employing at least 50 people. Publishedé on Le figaro on 14/03/2010
