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DHL Express has been recognised as the eighth best place to work globally in a 2017 employer ranking from Great Place to Work and Fortune. In Qatar, DHL Express was awarded as one of the best places to work as it creates a motivating and engaging culture and provide attractive development opportunities for nationals.
"To be recognised as one of the world's greatest workplaces is a huge source of pride for everyone at DHL Express. It is the perfect acknowledgment of our commitment to creating the conditions for the world's most engaged employees to develop and thrive at the world's most international company," said DHL Express CEO Ken Allen."Great Place to Work is one of the most rigorous accreditation bodies, and the ranking is also based on anonymous survey from thousands of employees, so we are particularly thrilled to see our investments in our people and in world-class HR programmes pay off with this accolade."
DHL Express Qatar Country Manager Mahmoud Haj Hussein said:"DHL Express has a long and strong relationship with Qatar and our commitment goes beyond that of investing in the logistics infrastructure of the country. We are always looking for ways to expand our work force in the country and are continuously investing in training and development of our employees so that they become experts and spokespeople for the logistics industry in the region."
The 25 World's Best Workplaces ranking credited DHL in particular for three notable strengths: Impartiality awarding promotions on merit, to those who best deserve them; Participation involving people in management decisions that affect their jobs or work environment; Information keeping employees informed about important issues and changes. DHL Express also runs an award-winning engagement programme Certified International Specialist (CIS) which enables staff empowerment through knowledge and development. Over 100,000 people have participated in CIS to date, and the global board of management of DHL Express regularly contributes time toward personally facilitating CIS learning sessions for employees of all levels around the world.
"The organisations on this year's World's Best Workplaces list represent the best of the best. They are at the vanguard of the 'For All' movement, working to maximise the potential of everyone in a way that's better for the business, better for the people and better for the world," says Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush.
More than 10 million employees from 6,600 companies around the globe participated in the survey process for the World's Best Workplaces list. The ranking assessed employees' perspectives on leadership, organisational culture, and trust.
