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Best employers in the Czech Republic for 2010

Company KRKA ČR, s.r.o. has been ranked for the fourth time in a row among the TOP 10 best employers in the Czech Republic. The high ranking was also attained for the second time in these years of the global economic crisis. In 2010, company KRKA ČR s.r.o. ranks 7 th in the category “Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)”.

The expert research study is conducted annually worldwide by Hewitt Associates. Hewitt Associates is the biggest consultant and outsourcing company in the world for the Human Resource Management. Fifty-eight companies from different sectors enrolled in the study. The jury does not decide on the location or the subjective opinion of management, nor the name, field or company size. Among the best employers can be included only those companies which have high motivation and a consensus of opinion between managers and employees. On the basis of direct questioning of employees arising objective ranking of the best companies.

"Also this year we have been represented among the best employers both large and small as well as Czech and multinational companies. This shows that the final ranking in the survey is not determined by name, size or PR campaign of the company. What is more important is the motivation of employees and alignment between words and deeds in the respective company. “Our methodology chosen for the survey manages to detect this rather well" comments the results of the survey Ludmila Novotná, Project Manager for the expert research study in the Czech Republic.

This year the results were announced in two categories – Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Large Companies.

What distinguishes most the best employers from the rest?

Best Employers have by a quarter (25%) more motivated employees, in comparison with other companies in the market. Three thirds of employees are praised outside the company, are proactive and come up with new ideas. This type of behavior, of course, brings better business results. Best Employers have reported, compared to an average ones, a 24% higher return to shareholders and have higher sales per employee than the average employers.
TOP 15 are distinguished from the rest by their staff better evaluating its top managers, especially their access to people, the ability to effectively manage the company and communicate openly. Furthermore, the staff called his company a good place to work and believe in its future success. Higher satisfaction is perfectly evident from all the answers to more than 80 questions on working life, which are measured in the questionnaire.

You can find more information on the expert study, its results and methodology at the study’s official webpage www.BestEmployers.cz .