From Turkey to the UK, Norway to Spain… The best practices in workplace well-being in Europe--according to Great Place To Work--were represented in Luxembourg on Thursday 21 September. This year, the grand duchy hosted the network’s European awards ceremony at the European Convention Center Luxembourg (ECCL). The event attracted “more than 300 participants.”

150 companies were ranked as European “Best Workplaces.” And four of them were from Luxembourg.

Salonkee came 19th out of 25 in the small company category (fewer than 50 employees). The other three are among the 50 medium-sized companies (50 to 499 employees): Akabi in 20th place, CTG IT Solutions in 26th and One Group Solutions in 44th place.

Salonkee (13th in 2022), Akabi (21st) and CTG IT Solutions (44th) were already included in the . This is, however, the first time One Group Solutions has been awarded the label, both nationally and in Europe.

3,300 companies analysed in Europe in 2023

As a reminder--and in order to avoid getting tangled up in the various company communications--the first stage in joining the Great Place To Work network is certification. This is obtained on the basis of the results of an employee survey and helps to enhance the company’s brand image.

Great Place To Work then evaluates the certified companies and selects (on the basis of a dossier and an employee questionnaire) the “best” among them, awarding them with the “Best Workplaces” label. Of the 32 companies certified in 2023,  out of the 43 that applied for certification (i.e., 11 refusals).

These companies are then automatically entered into the European competition, which took place on Thursday 21 September. An additional analysis of the programmes of the certified companies in each country then determines the 150 best.

There is a charge for applying for certification. Great Place To Work quotes a fee of between €2,000 and €7,000, depending on the number of employees. However, the price is the same whether or not the certification or label is obtained.

3,300 companies from 21 countries (+12% in one year), employing 2.6m people, were audited (whether they had received certification or not) for the 2023 edition. TrabzonPort of Turkey topped the ranking in the small business category. In the medium-sized category, the top position is occupied by Blue Bricks (Netherlands). AFAS Software, also from the Netherlands, takes first place in the large company category (over 500 employees). And DHL Express tops the multinational category (company certified in at least three countries. DHL Express is certified in 16 countries).

This article was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.