Asia's Best Workplaces 2019
A list of the Best Workplaces in Asia across multiple economies, multiple industries and multiple categories.
Asia's Best Workplaces 2019
Great Place to Work® is proud to release its 5th annual list of the Best Workplaces in Asia. Great Place to Work® has identified the top organizations that create great workplaces in the Asia and the Middle East regions through publishing the annual Best Workplaces in Asia for the year 2019. The list recognizes companies in three size categories:
25 Best Multinational Organizations
25 Best Large Workplaces in Asia 2019 (501+ Employees)
25 Best Small & Medium Workplace in Asia 2019 (20-500 Employees)
To be considered for inclusion, companies must appear on one or more of our national lists in one of these countries (Greater China, India, Japan, South Korea, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates) represented on the list and meet our minimum quantitative threshold on the Trust Index© survey. Please note that the ranking of Asia 2019 is based on the India assessment conducted in FY 2017-18 and the assessment for FY 2018-19 will be considered for Asia 2020 ranking.
More than 1,200 organizations were eligible to be considered for the honors this year. We are delighted that the companies in India have a great representation among the best workplaces in the Asia region and are committed to building a Great Place to Work FOR ALL.
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Shraddhanjali Rao
VP Human Resources
SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd.
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MD
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
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T V Narendran
CEO, MD
TATA Steel India
"This recognition reinforces our commitment to respect for diversity and equal opportunity to employees."
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Smita Jatia
MD
Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. (McDonald’s West & South India)
"Being recognized as a Great Place to Work by the institute have helped us foster pride in self, service and company. It has helped in learning and sharing of best practices beyond our sector."
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Dr. Pawan Goenka
MD
Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors
As an organization we believe in continuously raising the bar and becoming an employer of choice. External benchmarks such as Great Place to Work® study provides an excellent opportunity for us to get insights on where can we do even better as an organization.
Asia's Best Workplaces
25 Best Small & Medium Workplace in Asia 2019
| Rank | Organization Name | Number of Employees | Industry | Country | Year |
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| 1 | Hulu | 186 | Information Technology // Internet Service Provider | Greater China | 2019 |
| 2 | Royal Plaza on Scotts | 330 | Hospitality | Singapore | 2019 |
| 3 | Splunk | 186 | Information Technology // Storage/Data Management | Greater China | 2019 |
| 4 | GALTON VOYSEY | 20 | Retail // Specialty | Greater China | 2019 |
| 5 | Atrae,Inc. | 50 | Media | Japan | 2019 |
| 6 | InMobi Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Limited | 88 | Media // Online Internet Services | Greater China | 2019 |
| 7 | Korea Forestry Promotion Institute | 248 | Social Services and Government Agencies | South Korea | 2019 |
| 8 | 99X Technology | 176 | Information Technology // Software | Sri Lanka | 2019 |
| 9 | Hyosarang Family Hospital | 292 | Health Care // Hospital | South Korea | 2019 |
| 10 | Tata Communications (Hong Kong) Ltd | 59 | Telecommunciations | Greater China | 2019 |
| 11 | Katalyst Group | 20 | Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate | Greater China | 2019 |
| 12 | Shalom International Movers Pte Ltd | 96 | Transportation // Package & Freight transport | Singapore | 2019 |
| 13 | Piramal Finance Ltd. | 111 | Financial Services & Insurance | India | 2019 |
| 14 | Alkhabeer Capital Company | 80 | Financial Services & Insurance // Investments | Saudi Arabia | 2019 |
| 15 | Leminar Airconditioning Company | 427 | Industrial Services | UAE | 2019 |
| 16 | Danube Home | 247 | Retail | UAE | 2019 |
| 17 | Cybozu, Inc. | 474 | Information Technology | Japan | 2019 |
| 18 | Expack Corrugated Cartons (Pvt) Ltd | 262 | Manufacturing & Production // Pulp, paper and paper products | Sri Lanka | 2019 |
| 19 | Softlogic Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd | 420 | Hospitality // Food and Beverage Service | Sri Lanka | 2019 |
| 20 | Oxford College of Business (Pvt) Ltd | 58 | Education & Training | Sri Lanka | 2019 |
| 21 | Al-Dabbagh Group Holding Company | 28 | Financial Services & Insurance // Investments | Saudi Arabia | 2019 |
| 22 | and factory,inc | 66 | Information Technology | Japan | 2019 |
| 23 | Kinan International Real Estate Development Company | 93 | Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate // Property Management | Saudi Arabia | 2019 |
| 24 | GRIT Inc. | 82 | Education & Training | Japan | 2019 |
| 25 | Equitas Development Initiatives Trust | 403 | Non-profit and Charity Organisations | India | 2019 |
25 Best Large Workplaces in Asia 2019
| Rank | Organization Name | Number of Employees | Industry | Country | Year |
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| 1 | THE One | 515 | Retail // Specialty | UAE | 2019 |
| 2 | SHINHAN CARD CO., LTD. | 2768 | Financial Services & Insurance // Banking/Credit Services | South Korea | 2019 |
| 3 | KOREA SOUTH-EAST POWER Corp. | 2468 | Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate // Infrastructure | South Korea | 2019 |
| 4 | Godrej Consumer Products Limited | 2543 | Manufacturing & Production | India | 2019 |
| 5 | Plan・Do・See Inc. | 1500 | Hospitality | Japan | 2019 |
| 6 | Music Broadcast Ltd. | 734 | Media | India | 2019 |
| 7 | Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors | 10185 | Manufacturing & Production | India | 2019 |
| 8 | Indus Towers Limited | 2494 | Telecommunications | India | 2019 |
| 9 | Bajaj Finance Limited | 13072 | Financial Services & Insurance | India | 2019 |
| 10 | BUSAN BANK | 3564 | Financial Services & Insurance // Banking/Credit Services | South Korea | 2019 |
| 11 | Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | 18380 | Financial Services & Insurance | India | 2019 |
| 12 | Korea Airports Corporation | 2183 | Social Services and Government Agencies | South Korea | 2019 |
| 13 | Value Management Co., Ltd. | 884 | Professional Services | Japan | 2019 |
| 14 | Barbeque Nation Hospitality Ltd | 5053 | Retail | India | 2019 |
| 15 | Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) | 5348 | Social Services and Government Agencies | South Korea | 2019 |
| 16 | Ujjivan Small Finance Bank | 10758 | Financial Services & Insurance | India | 2019 |
| 17 | People Combine Educational Initiatives | 1468 | Education & Training | India | 2019 |
| 18 | Apparel Group | 9872 | Retail | UAE | 2019 |
| 19 | NTPC Limited | 20593 | Manufacturing & Production | India | 2019 |
| 20 | Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd | 14755 | Financial Services & Insurance | India | 2019 |
| 21 | Marico Limited | 1460 | Manufacturing & Production | India | 2019 |
| 22 | DISCO Corporation | 3688 | Manufacturing & Production | Japan | 2019 |
| 23 | Capital Market Authority | 715 | Financial Services & Insurance | Saudi Arabia | 2019 |
| 24 | Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC | 1700 | Industrial services | Sri Lanka | 2019 |
| 25 | HNB Grameen Finance Limited | 1720 | Financial Services & Insurance // Banking/Credit Services | Sri Lanka | 2019 |
25 Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia 2019
| Rank | Organization Name | Number of Employees | Industry | Country | Year |
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| 1 | DHL DHL Express (Greater China) DHL-Sinotrans International Air Courier Ltd. (Greater China) Blue Dart Express - DHL (India) DHL Express (India) Pvt. Ltd.(India) DHL Supply Chain India Pvt Ltd(India) DHL Japan, Inc.(Japan) DHL Korea Ltd. (South Korea) DHL (Keells) Pvt. Ltd (Sri Lanka) Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn - DHL KSA (Saudi Arabia) DHL Express (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) DHL (UAE) | 500000 | Transportation // Package & Freight transport | Greater China(2), India(3), Japan, South Korea, Sri lanka, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, UAE | 2019 |
| 2 | Cisco Cisco (Greater China) Cisco Systems Korea Ltd. (South Korea) Cisco (Singapore) Cisco (UAE) | 73711 | Information Technology | Greater China, South Korea, UAE, Singapore | 2019 |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Hilton (Greater China) Hilton (India) Hilton Worldwide, Inc. (Saudi Arabia) Hilton (UAE) | 161000 | Hospitality | Hotel/Resort | Greater China, India, Saudi Arabia, UAE | 2019 |
| 4 | SAP SE SAP (China) Co., Ltd.(Greater China) SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd. (India) SAP Japan Co., Ltd.(Japan) SAP Korea (South Korea) SAP Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore) | 87100 | Information Technology | Greater China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore | 2019 |
| 5 | Mars, Inc Mars (Greater China) Mars Japan Limited, Royal Canin Japon(Japan) Mars Korea INC. (Korea) | 80000 | Manufacturing & Production | Greater China, Japan, South Korea | 2019 |
| 6 | InterContinental Hotels Group InterContinental Hotels Group (India) Pvt. Ltd. (India) InterContinental Hotels Group (Saudi Arabia) | 8000 | Hospitality | Hotel/Resort | India, Saudi Arabia | 2019 |
| 7 | Smith & Nephew Smith & Nephew Medical (Shanghai) Limited. (Greater China) Smith & Nephew (UAE) | 15000 | Manufacturing & Production | Greater China, UAE | 2019 |
| 8 | Roche Roche Diagnostics (Shanghai) Limited (Greater China) Roche Korea Pharmaceuticals (South Korea) | 94442 | Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | Greater China, South Korea | 2019 |
| 9 | Salesforce Salesforce.com (India) salesforce.com Co.,Ltd. (Japan) Salesforce (Singapore) | 27000 | Information Technology | India, Japan, Singapore | 2019 |
| 10 | American Express American Express India (India) American Express (Japan) | 54000 | Financial Services & Insurance | India, Japan | 2019 |
| 11 | Hays Hays (Greater China) Hays Specialist Recruitment Pte Ltd (Singapore) | 9640 | Professional Services | Greater China, Singapore | 2019 |
| 12 | Hyatt Hotels Corporation Hyatt India Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. (India) Hyatt (UAE) | 100000 | Hospitality | Hotel/Resort | India, UAE | 2019 |
| 13 | Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Systems India Pvt Ltd (India) Adobe Systems Co., Ltd. (Japan) | 17960 | Information Technology | India, Japan | 2019 |
| 14 | PayPal Paypal (Greater China) PayPal India Pvt. Ltd. (India) | 18000 | Information Technology | Greater China, India | 2019 |
| 15 | Cadence Design Systems Inc Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Greater China) Cadence Design Systems - India (India) Cadence Korea Ltd. (South Korea) | 7248 | Information Technology | Greater China, India, South Korea | 2019 |
| 16 | Meltwater Meltwater (Greater China) Meltwater Japan K.K. (Japan) | 2000 | Media | Greater China, Japan | 2019 |
| 17 | FedEx FedEx Express (India) Mountain Hawk Express (Pvt) Ltd (Sri Lanka) FedEx Express (UAE) | 400000 | Transportation | India, Sri Lanka, UAE | 2019 |
| 18 | Kantar Kantar Health(Greater China) Kantar Worldpanel (Greater China) Kantar's Global Delivery Centre (India) | 23000 | Professional Services | Greater China(2), India | 2019 |
| 19 | EY EY (Greater China) Ernst & Young, India (India) Ernst&Young Hanyoung (South Korea) | 247570 | Professional Services | Greater China, India, South Korea | 2019 |
| 20 | Landmark Group Lifestyle International Pvt Ltd (India) Splash (UAE) Iconic (UAE) | 55000 | Retail | India, UAE(2) | 2019 |
| 21 | Kronos Kronos (Greater China) Kronos Inc (India) | 5251 | Information Technology | China, India | 2019 |
| 22 | S.C. Johnson S.C. Johnson Products Pvt. Ltd. (India) S.C. JOHNSON Korea Inc. (South Korea) | 13000 | Manufacturing & Production | India, South Korea | 2019 |
| 23 | SAS SAS Institute (India) Pvt. Ltd (India) SAS Research and Development Pvt. Ltd (India) SAS Institute Japan ltd. (Japan) SAS Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia) | 14175 | Information Technology | India(2), Japan, Saudi Arabia | 2019 |
| 24 | Philips Philips Lighting India Ltd (India) Philips (UAE) | 33000 | Electronics | India, UAE | 2019 |
| 25 | Mastercard Mastercard (Greater China) Mastercard (Singapore) | 13400 | Information Technology | Greater China, Singapore | 2019 |
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