Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) has been officially recognized as one of the top three “Top Companies to Work for in the UAE” for 2012 byGreat Place to Work Institute, a global research and management consultancy. Marriott in the UAE ranked third in the competition, behind FedEx at number one and Microsoft at number two. The official list, published in the February issue of Executive Magazine and Business Pioneer, is a ranking of the UAE’s 10 best employers based on the confidential feedback of employees and an audit of management practices. A ceremony to celebrate the winners was held last night at the Monarch Hotel in Dubai. [Photo: Receiving the Award for Marriott International in the Middle East /Africa region (from left) Jeff Strachan, VP Sales & Marketing; Ibrahim Barghout, area Vice President; and Gary Dodds, VP Human Resources.]
“This independent assessment by our employees from the global Great Places to Work Institute, is great recognition of the Marriott culture and how our leadership truly delivers that each and every day,” says Gary Dodds, vice president, Human Resources, for Marriott International and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C, for the Middle East & Africa.
To pick the “Top Companies to Work for in the UAE”, the Great Place to Work® Institutes conducts an evaluation of each participating company. Two-thirds of the company’s score is based on the results of the Institute’s Trust Index survey, which is sent to the employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about the management’s credibility, employee engagement and job satisfaction. The other third of the scoring is based on the company’s responses to the Institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefits programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring, communication, and development.
Commenting on the Top Companies list, Dr. Farrukh Kidwai, Chief Executive Officer of Great Place to Work Institute UAE, said: “By evaluating levels of credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie between employees and their managers, their jobs and their colleagues, we are able to help organizations improve their productivity and profitability.” Details of the full list can be found atwww.greatplacetowork.ae, or through the Business Pioneer and Executive magazines in their February issues.
