Best Employers in Philippines lead the way with a 16-point higher employee engagement score than market average.

 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- 3 October 2018 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement, and health solutions, has named four organisations as Best Employers in Philippines for 2018.

Best Employers in the Philippines achieved Employee Engagement scores of 88%, compared to a market average of 72%.  On an average, t hey also scored 12 points higher than market average across the other Best Employer indices of Employer Brand, Effective Leadership, and High-Performance Culture.

In a dynamic economic environment, Best Employers inspire their employees with a compelling vision. 87% of employees in Best Employer organisations agree that their senior leadership provides them a clear direction for the future (13 points higher than market average).

In addition, Best Employers have a total rewards strategy in place that focuses not just on pay but on benefits for both the employees and their families as well. 81% of Best Employer employees feel that they receive appropriate recognition for their contributions (20 points higher than market average) and 78% of them feel that theorganisation's benefit plan meets their and their family's needs well (market average, 63%).

 

Marriott International, Philippines and Sodexo Philippines were also named Best Employers Philippines 2018 through the Global programme.

Prashant Chadha, Managing Director, Malaysia & Philippines, Talent, Rewards & Performance

Aon said: "According to Aon's research, a 5% increase in employee engagement is linked to a 3% increase in revenue growth in the subsequent year. Faced with an increasing number of millennials and a discerning workforce, Filipino companies must transform their employee experience to enhance customer experience. To achieve this, Best Employers combine data, analytics and digital technology to create continuous dialogue that drives self-sustaining improvement in their HR practices enabling employees to work different and maximise their potential."

About Aon Best Employers Programme

Aon Best Employers is a flagship programme, designed to improve employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, employer brand, and culture to drive high performance. It is the most credible and comprehensive study of its kind in Asia Pacific and Middle East. The study leverages on Aon's professional 3-tier assessment tools and includes participants from a variety of industries--including finance, F&B, hospitality, pharmaceutical, and more. 

Now in its 18th year, the Aon Best Employers programme runs across 10 markets in the region: Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. (mor/*).