UAE best places to work: These companies have the happiest employees, survey says

Latest: Companies in UAE should consider offering menstrual leave, workplace experts say THE One, Pizza Express, Century Financial and Transworld Group have topped a survey of the best workplaces in the UAE. Out of 50 companies included in the result, they took the top spots in the Great Place to Work 2022 survey’s small to medium-sized company category. In the large-size company category, Dubai Police Academy, Leminar, DHL Express, Hilton and McDonald’s were ranked highest in a top 20 list. The annual report is compiled by management consultancy Great Place to Work, which compiles the survey in 60 countries. Researchers sends out a 'trust index' to employees of companies, which measures how they are being treated at the company, if they are being fairly paid and if they feel informed about management decisions, among other issues. This index has about 85 per cent of weight in the annual report, with the other 25 per cent is based on a survey that is sent to employers, measuring quality of leadership. Ibrahim Mougharbel, Great Place to Work's managing director for the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait, said to make it to the top of the list, a company had to excel in a number of areas. "We have 59 statements under the trust index," he said. "It's a ranking system, where the employees actually say if they feel involved, informed, fairly paid and treated, proud of the work they do for the company, if they feel that they have accomplished something, they're proud of it or they just feel like a number." The survey's authors said top-rated companies focused on morale, training and learning opportunities – and injected some fun into the workplace in what was a difficult time for many workers. Retail company THE One was ranked number one in the small and medium-size category again this year, because of its "quality leadership". "If you ask me what's so special about THE One, their CEO, the owner of the business, is quite attentive in terms of making sure that every employee gets a great experience," said Mr Mougharbel. "He's very interested. So, one of the key things that is so special about THE One is leadership effectiveness – that leaders are interested in their people and they put the people at the forefront of their thinking." Dubai Police Academy has moved up 13 places from last year to take top spot in the large category. The survey's authors said: "The Academy was fully inaugurated in 1989 and has taken in students from Arabic countries such as Yemen, Oman, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, where it continues to maintain international standards of teaching. "Dubai Police Academy has moved up an incredible 13 ranks from last year simply by putting their people first." 1. THE One - retail 2. Pizza Express - hospitality 3. Century Financial - financial service and insurance 4. Transworld Group - transport 5. Eva Interiors - professional services 6. Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority - social services and government agencies 7. Hadi Express Exchange - financial services and insurance 8. Charterhouse - other 9. PetroGas Piping - industrial services 10. Metropolitan Group - property 11. Bacardi Ltd - manufacturing and production 12. Westford University - education and training 13. Blue Ocean Academy - education and training 14. DP World - transport 15. Privilee - other 16. Hill + Knowlton Strategies - advertising and marketing 17. Akamai Technologies Limited - information technology 18. Loccitane - retail 19. AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals - biotechnology and pharmaceuticals 20. Groupe SEB - manufacturing and production 21. Global Food Industries - manufacturing and production 22. International Beverage and Filling Industries - manufacturing and production 23. SARA Group - retail 24. Maersk - transport 25. MIDSTAR - agriculture 26. Amgen - biotechnology and pharmaceuticals 27. Omni Clouds - information technology 28. Zee Entertainment - media 29. Shift Electronics - electronics 30. MSD - biotechnology and pharmaceuticals 31. Marc Ellis - professionals services 32. GAC - other 33. Hilti - manufacturing and production 34. TDRA - telecoms 35. Greenstone Equity Partners - financial services and insurance 36. Aldar Khidmah - other 37. Medtronic - healthcare 38. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited - biotechnology and pharmaceuticals 39. Coberg Technologies - information technology 40. Redington Gulf - information technology 41. Aldar Education - education and training 42. Government of Sharjah - Department of eGov - social services and government agencies 43. Aldar Properties - property 44. Omnicom Media Group - advertising and marketing 45. Glander International Bunkering - professional services 46. AlphaSights - professional services 47. BDP INTERNATIONAL - transport 48. Arada - property 49. Servier - biotechnology and pharmaceuticals 50. Mohebi Martin Brower - retail 1. Dubai Police Academy - social services and government agencies 2. Leminar - manufacturing and production 3. DHL Express - transport 4. Hilton - hospitality 5. McDonald's - hospitality 6. FIVE Hotels - hospitality 7. Dewa - social services and government agencies 8. Ajman Police - social services and government agencies 9. Chalhoub Group - retail 10. Al-Dabbagh Group - other 11. Apparel Group - retail 12. Talabat - information technology 13. Teleperformance - professional services 14. DHL Global Forwarding - transport 15. Dubai Customs - social services and government agencies 16. Dubai DED - social services and government agencies 17. Coca-Cola - manufacturing and production 18. Standard Chartered - financial services and insurance 19. Deloitte - professional services 20. Sewa - social services and government agencies

UAE best places to work: These companies have the happiest employees, survey says

THE One, Pizza Express, Century Financial and Transworld Group among employers included in study