These 10 companies were chosen as the best in Brazil to work for

In 2017, a survey conducted by the Locomotiva Institute was released, revealing that 56% of Brazilian workers were dissatisfied with their work. The survey also points out that just a good salary is not enough for the employee to be motivated, since he wants to feel recognized and valued for his dedication to work, either through material rewards or recognition in the form of praise, for example.

Unidas appeared in the car rental market in 1985 and has consolidated itself, being today the second largest car rental company in the country and a reference in fleet leasing for companies.

To reach this level of success, Unidas relies on the engagement of its employees who work enthusiastically in pursuit of customer satisfaction. And this effort earned Unidas several awards and highlights in publications, including, for example, the list of 40 companies with the happiest employees in Brazil, shared by the online platform Love Mondays, through Exame.com.

These results are achieved because, according to Unidas, the company grows along with its employees, and carries out promotions that earn the seal of ‘People who Grow by Merit’. Furthermore, Unidas employees throughout Brazil have access to the company’s own social network, called Unigente, where they communicate and share their daily lives at the company, which facilitates the exchange of experiences among employees.

With over 100 years of history, Mars is a worldwide manufacturer of famous chocolate brands such as M&M’s and Twix. The company is present in 78 countries around the world, including Brazil. With a focus on people management, Mars stands out for offering favorable working conditions for better motivation and efficiency of its associates (employees).

A set of factors may have contributed to Mars in Brazil occupying the 9th position on the list of best companies to work for in 2018. This is because the company develops programs for quality of life and well-being, and makes available to its employees — among other initiatives — games room, quick massage, manicure, fruits in the offices, in addition to accepting pets at work.

In 2018, once again Dell, one of the largest providers of information technology solutions, stood out as one of the best companies to work for in Brazil.

In the country, Dell has been present for 20 years offering products, services and software for different types of customers. The company recognizes that just as valuing the customer is important, the employee is the key to achieving the company’s goals.

In view of this, it adopts measures to train inspiring leaders and even maintains a group formed by professionals, to make employees aware of various topics, such as support for the development of women, tolerance and respect for sexual orientation.

Founded by people from Paraná, the Gazin Group, which operates mainly in the furniture and home appliances sector, has 243 stores and approximately 8,000 direct employees and 2,000 indirect employees in the last year. The company’s growth strategy is focused on human beings and, therefore, provides a less stressful work environment for its employees.

For this, the Gazin Group sponsors the studies of its employees, allows the family of its associates to participate in monthly coffees or even enjoy the company’s game areas.

Among the various initiatives for the integral appreciation of the worker, the inclusion of people with disabilities is also a concern of the company. In this regard, a Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) study group is maintained to train employees in communicating with customers and co-workers.

Kimberly-Clark has been on the list of the best companies to work for in Brazil for 10 consecutive years, according to Great Place To Work🇧🇷 In the country for more than two decades, the company owns brands of toiletries such as Neve toilet paper and also produces an extensive line of products, such as soaps and deodorizers for companies.

Innovation, respect for people, concern for the environment, are some of the positive features present in the company’s operations not only in Brazil, but also around the world.

And with the well-being of its employees in mind, the company, at its factory in Mogi das Cruzes (São Paulo), created a games area where employees on breaks or after lunch can play pool, for example, or even for the quieter, a space to take a nap. Initiatives such as these contributed to Kimberly-Clark being recognized among the “Best Psychologically Healthy Companies” by Grupo Gestão RH in 2017.

Tokio Marine, according to the Superintendence of Private Insurance (Susep), is one of the 10 largest insurance companies in Brazil, offering the most diverse options of plans and coverage for the insurance of the assets of people and companies.

Since 1959 in Brazil, Tokio Marine has been consolidating for the sixth consecutive year as one of the best companies to work for in the world. Great Place To Work🇧🇷 Tokio Marine seeks to provide, every day, a healthy and motivating work environment for its employees. Proof of this is that employees can wear casual clothes every day to feel more comfortable, in addition to having flexible working hours.

O Great Place to Work also recognized Tokio Marine among the 5 best companies for women to work in Brazil in 2018. The company values ​​the personal and professional development of women so that they can increasingly occupy leadership positions. In this sense, it offers, for example, training and financial advice to its female employees.

Founded in 1984 by two women, Laboratório Sabin has become one of the largest chains in Brazil, recognized for the quality of its products and services, such as vaccines and imaging diagnostics. which led it to conquer the fourth position of the best company to work for in Brazil and the first place among the best companies for women to work for in the survey of Great Place To Work🇧🇷

Sabin Laboratory is concerned with the representation of women in leadership positions. In 2018, it had 4,300 employees: of these, 77% are women, with 74% of leadership being female. Faced with the high number of female employees, the company created initiatives to promote well-being and help them financially in such important moments in their lives, such as wedding aid, trousseau aid for the baby and ‘Bride’s Day’.

SAP Labs Latin America, located in São Leopoldo (Rio Grande do Sul) is one of the largest companies in the world in the software business. The company’s dedication to the area of ​​information technology, innovation, respect for the environment and individual attention to its employees, made SAP part of the list of the best companies to work for in 2018 in Brazil.

Here in Brazil, the employee satisfaction rate reaches 90%, being one of the best compared to the other 19 SAP offices in the world. To benefit its employees, SAP seeks to adapt each employee’s workload to their role and lifestyle, so that they can balance their personal and professional lives. As a result of personnel management strategies, the rate of dismissal and renewal of employees is only 3% per year.

Magazine Luiza was founded in 1957 and what was a small store in the interior of São Paulo, became a vast retail chain with more than 740 stores spread throughout the country, with more than 20 thousand employees.

Over the years, Magazine Luiza has created mechanisms to improve internal communication between employees and thus created Portal Luiza, Rádio Luiza and TV Luiza. Five years after the creation of these means of communication, the company was awarded, in 2010, as the “Best Company in the Practice of Talking to its Employees” by the Great Place To Work🇧🇷 And more recently, in 2018, still being highlighted for people management, it won second place on the list of best companies to work for.

Founded in the United States, Caterpillar is a manufacturer of machines, engines and heavy vehicles intended mainly for use in civil construction and mining.

In Brazil for over 60 years, Caterpillar is recognized for people management, being the only Brazilian company to be among the 5 best places to work for 10 consecutive years. To stay at the top, the company provides working conditions for its employees to feel motivated, not only with career development, but also with social and environmental issues at a global level.

In light of this, Caterpillar has a philanthropic organization called ‘Caterpillar Foundation🇧🇷 This institution created the platform ‘Juntos. Stronger’ that brings together partners such as companies, organizations, governments and citizens to help reduce poverty and thus contribute to the progress of people around the world.

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