Provident Hungary, part of International Personal Finance (IPF), a leading international provider of consumer credit, has been named as one of the Best Workplaces in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for companies with more than 1,000 employees.
After winning the Hungarian Best Workplace Award in 2012, the company was ranked as the sixth Best Workplace across the CEE region.
The prestigious award that involved over 400 companies across eight central and eastern European countries was organised by HR consultancy, Aon Hewitt. In total over 250,000 employees were involved in the survey and 2,600 senior managers.
Botond Szirmák, Country Manager of Provident Hungary said Provident’s sixth place in the CEE region was due to the cumulative impact of a number of significant changes made over the last couple of years. These changes have focused on improving employee engagement in Hungary to world class standards.
He said: “We know engagement has a positive effect on employees' motivation, focus and commitment. These qualities help to drive a better business performance and are what the most successful companies strive to deliver through recognition, reward and professional development.
“In Hungary, we are passionate about our customers and therefore we are passionate about employee engagement.”
Companies ranked by Aon Hewitt, on average, reported employee engagement in excess of 80 per cent, which is a fifth higher than the regional average. Companies like Provident that make it onto the prestigious Best Workplace Award are also acknowledged for their commitment to employee recognition and reward including fair and balanced remuneration, attractive benefits and career opportunities.
In recognition of Hungary’s success, Gerard Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, IPF, has appointed Botond Szirmák as Head of Global Engagement in addition to his current role as Country Manager for Hungary.
Commenting on the appointment, Gerard said: “Our business in Hungary has delivered exceptional employee engagement and for this reason, Botond will assume responsibility for driving our global engagement initiatives and processes across the Group.”
Best Workplace Award – companies over 1,000 employees
1. Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych GAZ-SYSTEM |
Poland |
2. McDonald's |
Bulgaria |
3. Mars |
Russia |
4. Lidl |
Bulgaria |
5. DHL Express |
Russia |
6. Provident |
Hungary |
7. Lietuvos draudimas |
Lithuania |
8. Tele2 |
Russia |
This is the 12th Year that the world’s leading HR and outsourcing consultancy, Aon Hewitt, has identified outstanding companies who drive employee engagement in order to drive business success. In the Best Workplace survey every employee has the opportunity to giver anonymous feedback about their employer and the results are used to determine which companies employees are most engaged and motivated.
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