Three multinational and two regional organisations recognized as the best employers
Dubai, Tuesday, May 10th 2011: Aon Hewitt, a global human resources consulting firm, has announced the highly anticipated names of the 'Best Employers' in the Middle East at an awards ceremony held in Dubai. Three multinational and two regional organisations were recognized as the best employers. The 2011 best employers are Microsoft Gulf, Microsoft Egypt, DHL Worldwide Express (Dubai), Oman Insurance Company, Procter and Gamble near east (Beirut office) and Fine Hygienic Paper FZE, UAE. The CEOs and HR Heads of the Best Employers were honoured at the event.
The representative employee base registered for the study crossed the 120,000 mark, making this Aon Hewitt study one of the largest employee research projects undertaken in the region. Over 50 organisations from across the region took part in the study.
Aon Hewitt was assisted by their study partners - the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, the Bahrain Association of Banks and the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia.
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Samir Mardini - Talent & Performance Solution Leader, Middle East, Aon Hewitt said, "We want to congratulate each of our select best employers, as well as thank the other study participants, judges and our study partners. It's our belief that the results of the study will inspire and provide direction to organisations in becoming employers of choice. In the long run, we expect this study to enhance the standards of people practices in Middle East and make the region a better place to work."
"The Best Employers 2011 study focused not only on how organisations drive business results through their people but also how the best succeeded during the economic downturn. The Middle East research tapped into the leadership strategies and people practices of these organisations to determine the common factors that the best employers in the Middle East focus on as compared to the best employers in other parts of the world," added Samir.
Globally, the study provides the definitive benchmark against which organisations measure how effective they are in providing a workplace that engages the 'intellectual' and 'emotional commitment' of employees.
Judging for the final list was conducted on an anonymous basis with coded data. The judges considered a wealth of data that gave them a 360 degree view of the perspectives of an organisation's employees and leaders, as well as insight into its HR practices. This ensured a contextual, unbiased and credible outcome of the study. Aon Hewitt launched its second flagship employee research project in the Middle East in September 2010.
The panel of judges included - Mr. Hussain Al Shamsi, Head - Arab Incubator Network, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation; Mr. Hisham Fahmy, Chief Executive Officer, American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt; Dr. Muhammad Al Khaldi, Supervisor for Financial & Administrative Affairs, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia and Dr. Salwa Al Nuaimi, Vice President Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Etihad Airways.
For more information, please visit: www.hewitt.com/bestemployersmiddleeast.
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About Aon Hewitt
Aon Hewitt is the global leader in human capital consulting and outsourcing solutions. The company partners with organisations to solve their most complex benefits, talent and related financial challenges, and improve business performance. Aon Hewitt designs, implements, communicates and administers a wide range of human capital, retirement, investment management, healthcare, compensation and talent management strategies. With more than 29,000 professionals in 90 countries, Aon Hewitt makes the world a better place to work for clients and their employees. For more information on Aon Hewitt, please visit www.aonhewitt.com.
About Aon
Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its more than 59,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008, 2009 and 2010 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance's listing of the world's largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by the readers of Business Insurance. Visit http://www.aon.com for more information on Aon and http://www.aon.com/unitedin2010 to learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United.
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