Geneva, February 15, 2019 – During the annual ceremony in Amsterdam yesterday, JTI was awarded Top Employer for the 5th year running, sharing the prestigious recognition with a selected group of only 14 companies worldwide. In addition to the global award, JTI was also certified regionally as Top Employer Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and North America across an unprecedented 58 JTI offices in 53 countries1.
Howard Parks, JTI’s Senior Vice President of HR and Executive Committee member shared his views on why JTI consistently ranks amongst the world’s best employers: “Above all, it’s our employees who make JTI a Top Employer. Like investors, they truly care about the future success of our organization while we also believe that when they succeed, we succeed. By benchmarking our people-practices against the world’s leading Top Employers, we always ensure that our organization remains an employer of choice for current and future employees.”
JTI’s best-in-class HR practices are not only recognized by the Top Employers Institute, but equally valued by its nearly 45’000 employees worldwide: In JTI’s recent global Employee Engagement Survey, 95% of employees believed strongly in the values and objectives of JTI, 95% are willing to go the extra mile to help the company succeed, and 89% of employees said they would recommend JTI to a friend as a great place to work. […]