How is India doing in the “Great Place to Work” ® in comparison with ROW?

Economic times (Wednesday 9th January) featured an article about the great places to work survey. The article made for an interesting read as it compared the best of the work places in India with those in Latin America, UK, US and, Europe. While we are catching up with the rest of the world thanks to the need to attract and retain talent, there is still a gap that exists especially in the area of work life balance, perception about transparency in management and about favoritism at work place.

On the positive side India compares with the best in the area of diversity with a large percentage of employees agreeing that they were treated fairly regardless of their sex, ethnicity and religion. One of the interesting and surprising positive is the employee perception about being paid fairly about the work they do in comparison to employees in UK, Latin America, and EU.

Also seeing a positive upward trend is the employee perception about “getting justice when I appeal” and now compares with not only Brazil and Uk, but also with the 100 Best Employers in US.

The “Great place to Work” ® survey is in its fifth year in India and this year besides the overall rankings there will be sub categories to recognize the best among large firms, best work place for moms, Gen Y, for work life balance and for building leaders.