<p>Bengaluru has been ranked as the most popular location for IT companies in the second annual list of ‘India’s Best Companies To Work For in IT & ITeS, 2016’. The list was compiled by The Great Place To Work Institute, which assessed 145 top IT firms based on employee perceptions and an audit of company practices.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The study found that the city accounts for the headquarters of nearly one-quarter (24%) of the best workplaces this year, including Happiest Minds, Intuit, Cisco, Salesforce and EMC India. Bengaluru is also the base for 21% of the companies assessed by the study. Bengaluru, Noida, Chennai, Mumbai, and Gurgaon together account for more than three-fourths (76%) of the best companies in IT & ITeS, according to the study.<br /><br />Overall, unique benefits, work-life balance and fair pay were found to be the foundations for a superior employee experience. <br /><br />Among startups, firms with less than five years of operation, it was found that they offered a far superior experience in all areas covered in the survey compared to more established organisations. Top three areas were celebrations at work, tolerance to mistakes and accessibility of managers.<br /><br />Employee engagement in the study is measured through a Trust Index and Culture Audit. Employees at the participating companies anonymously complete the Trust Index measuring their levels of trust in terms of 5 dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. <br /><br />Feedback captured through this Index carries a 2/3rd weight. The remaining 1/3rd of the score is derived from the Culture Audit, a questionnaire seeking to understand the company’s policies, processes and overall values.<br /></p>
<p>Bengaluru has been ranked as the most popular location for IT companies in the second annual list of ‘India’s Best Companies To Work For in IT & ITeS, 2016’. The list was compiled by The Great Place To Work Institute, which assessed 145 top IT firms based on employee perceptions and an audit of company practices.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The study found that the city accounts for the headquarters of nearly one-quarter (24%) of the best workplaces this year, including Happiest Minds, Intuit, Cisco, Salesforce and EMC India. Bengaluru is also the base for 21% of the companies assessed by the study. Bengaluru, Noida, Chennai, Mumbai, and Gurgaon together account for more than three-fourths (76%) of the best companies in IT & ITeS, according to the study.<br /><br />Overall, unique benefits, work-life balance and fair pay were found to be the foundations for a superior employee experience. <br /><br />Among startups, firms with less than five years of operation, it was found that they offered a far superior experience in all areas covered in the survey compared to more established organisations. Top three areas were celebrations at work, tolerance to mistakes and accessibility of managers.<br /><br />Employee engagement in the study is measured through a Trust Index and Culture Audit. Employees at the participating companies anonymously complete the Trust Index measuring their levels of trust in terms of 5 dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. <br /><br />Feedback captured through this Index carries a 2/3rd weight. The remaining 1/3rd of the score is derived from the Culture Audit, a questionnaire seeking to understand the company’s policies, processes and overall values.<br /></p>
