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Africa’s top 20 Best Places to Work revealed

10 January, 2022

London, UK - 10 January 2022 : The Best Places to Work organization announced today the top 20 Best Places to Work in Africa for 2022. The program recently compiled its annual list based on the assessment of over 500 organizations operating across the continent. Findings from this year indicated that the top performing organizations in Africa continued to invest in creating a highly-engaged workforce, with an average engagement score of 81%, compared with a market average of 69%. Additionally, 92% of top ranked organizations invested in having the right HR technology to improve productivity that could drive future success.

Topping this year's ranking was Lundbeck, a global pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of pharmaceuticals followed by Teleperformance, a leading global service provider in Customer Interaction and Process Management. Zoetis, a global animal health company secured the third position. To be considered, companies must be identified as outstanding employers at least in one of the countries across the continent. The ranking was determined based on feedback from employees gathered through anonymous surveys and an HR assessment evaluating the people management practices against the best workplace standards.

The top 20 list includes:

Lundbeck

Teleperformance

Zoetis

Groupe Vipp

Comdata Group

Novo Nordisk

BSH

Chaabi LLD

Ekuity Capital

STKE

SG ATS

iNova Pharmaceuticals

Somezzo

Schindler

Coface

Meridiam

Roche

Paps

Ipsen Pharma

IHS Towers

"This year's Best employers in Africa demonstrated open communication and top team alignment, with clear differentiators of having a continuous approach across employee experience initiatives" commented Hamza Idrissi, Program Manager for the Best Places to Work in Africa.

About Best Places to Work Certification Program

Best Places to Work is the most definitive ‘Employer of Choice' certification that organizations aspire to achieve. Every year, the program certifies and recognizes leading workplaces in many countries around the world with a rigorous assessment methodology and a framework which reflects the very latest in workplace trends focusing on 8 Workplace factors including leadership, HR & people policies, compensation, benefits, teamwork & relationships, employee engagement, workplace & procedures and corporate social responsibility.

For more information, please visit www.bestplacestoworkfor.org

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