What are the best companies to work for in Italy? Probably really the ones that have earned the coveted certification Top Employers Italia 2021 for attention in the “HR” area, or rather for policies relating to human resources, staff training and attention to the family and social needs of employees. But be careful, it is not a ranking or a rating, but a certification assigned by the Top Employers Institute, which evaluates working conditions, benefits, career plans, investments in training and development, HR policies, attention to professional and personal growth of people .
The Top Employers Institute was founded in 1991, has been present in Italy since 2008 and in 2021 it has so far certified 1,700 companies in 120 countries around the world. The Top Employers certification is issued after a long process of analysis and evaluation in which HR policies and strategies (Human Resources) are analyzed and evaluated in 6 macro areas in the HR field, which include 20 topics and over 400 Best Practices.
After the analysis of the results, an internal validation and an external audit, the companies that have achieved and met the standards and quality levels have obtained the Top Employers certification. In Italy, 112 companies have managed to obtain it and 42 of these have also obtained certification Top Employers Europe 2021, recognized to multinationals that achieve Top Employers certification in at least 5 European countries. then obtained At the highest level there is the Top Employers Global certification, reserved for companies certified in at least 20-25 countries on several continents: Top Employers Global 2021 there are 16 and among them, 12 are also certified Top Employers Italia 2021 (find out which ones they are in the gallery).
THE FIRST TIME OF AMAZON
Alongside many well-known brands that are more or less always present, the novelty of 2021 is represented by the entry in the list of Amazon Italia, which in 10 years has created 9,500 permanent jobs, offering professional opportunities that have interested people with all types of training: from engineers, software developers and Cloud experts, to workers returning to the labor market and young people to the first experience. “Amazon offers professional opportunities with competitive salary from day one, with an entry salary of 1,550 euros gross for warehouse operators, among the highest in the sector, numerous benefits and opportunities for professional growth, such as the program Career Choice, which covers up to 95% of the cost of tuition and textbooks for those who want to specialize in a specific field by attending professional courses for four years, “he said Salvatore Iorio, Human Resources Manager of Amazon Italia Logistica.
FROM HERA TO TOYOTA, THE HABITUÉS
Among the brands that have received the recognition Top Employers Italia 2021 the record is that of Hera group, certified for the twelfth time. Among the major national multi-utilities, with 9000 employees, it operates in Emilia-Romagna in the environment (waste management), water and energy sectors. One of the flagships of the multiutility’s human resources policies is the “Hextra” integrated corporate welfare plan, aimed at all employees, for an investment of approximately 4.5 million euros in 2020 alone.
Among the regulars there is also Toyota Motor Italy, which has managed, for the sixth consecutive year, to obtain certification for its commitment to providing the best working conditions for its employees and for the implementation of best practices that put human capital at the center. «It has been a decidedly challenging year that we have managed to face thanks to the far-sightedness of the actions taken. The focus on the development of human resources and their well-being has pushed us to accelerate the path of digitalization. Among other things, we introduced the Beaconforce digital platform, strengthening a constant and constructive dialogue with employees by measuring their motivation and satisfaction on a daily basis and helping management to create an increasingly stimulating context. Then there is the Total Reward Statement program, that is a document aimed at supporting the communication and display to each employee of the value of the remuneration package and tangible and intangible benefits, in a clear and transparent way “, underlines Giuseppe de Nichilo, HR General Manager of Toyota.
Fifth consecutive certification also for Lidl Italy, with a staff of more than 18,500 collaborators, also among the Top Employers Europe. Vodafone, certified for the fourth consecutive year, has started a process of transformation and digitalization of skills, through reskilling and professional reconversion paths, defining their contents and objectives in specific trade union agreements. Also Italian post it obtained the «Top Employer» certification for the second consecutive year, continuing to hire and train for the professional growth of its staff and strengthening welfare programs. A good demonstration that even during the most acute phases of the pandemic crisis it is good and right to strengthen policies to protect their employees, favoring inclusive policies. Because, it is useless to remember now, the happiest workers are also the most productive.
THE LIST OF 112 TOP EMPLOYERS IN ITALY
- Abbott
- Accenture
- Allianz
- Alstom Italia
- Alten Italy Single-member company
- Amazon Italy
- Angelini pharma
- Arjo Italia
- AstraZeneca Italy
- Lamborghini cars
- Avanade Italy
- Baxter Italy
- Beep
- Bnl Bnp Paribas Group
- Boehringer Ingelheim Italia
- Borgo Egnazia
- B for Bank
- Bracco
- British American Tobacco (Bat) Italia
- Canon Italy
- Capgemini Italy
- Carrefour Italy
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Chep Italia
- I asked Pharmaceuticals
- Coca-Cola Hbc Italia
- Credit Agricole Italy
- Italian Fund
- Danfoss Power Solutions ICS
- Dentsu
- Dhl Freight Italy
- Ducati Motor Holding
- Edison
- Edp Renewables Italia
- Electrolux
- Eli Lilly Italia
- Propeller
- Emilgroup
- long S
- EY
- Ferrari
- Findomestic Banca
- FinecoBank
- Poliambulanza Hospital Institute Foundation
- Agostino Gemelli University Hospital Foundation IRCCS
- Generali Italy
- Groupama Insurance
- GroupM
- Axa Italy Group
- Group Cap
- Credem Group
- Hera Group
- Iren Group
- Servier Group in Italy
- Huawei Italy
- iGuzzini lighting
- There is
- Imperial Brands Italia
- ING bank
- Iss Facility Services Italy
- Italdesign
- Italgas
- mutual fairness
- Jti Italy
- Kelly Services
- Konica Minolta Business Solution Italia
- Kuehne + Nagel
- Kuwait Petroleum Italia
- Lagardère Travel Retail Italia
- Lavazza Group
- LeasePlan Italia
- Lidl Italy
- Marazzi Group
- Marriott International
- Metro Italia Cash and Carry –
- Msd Animal Health
- Msd Italy
- Novartis
- Obi Italy
- Olympus
- Open Fiber
- PageGroup
- PepsiCo Italy
- Perfect Van Melle Italy
- Philip Morris Italia
- Italian post
- Puma Italy
- PwC
- QVC Italy
- Radio Sound Size
- Rai Way
- Roche
- Saint-Gobain Italy
- Sandoz
- Sanofi
- SAP Italy
- SGB Humangest Holding
- SIEMENS
- Smurfit Kappa Italia
- Reda successors
- Takeda Italia
- The Esteée Lauder Companies
- The European House-Ambrosetti
- Tod’s
- Toyota Motor Italy
- UniCredit
- Vodafone Italy
- Volkswagen Group Italia
- Whirlpool
- Windtre
- Zurich
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