Results

On 23rd of April 2007 in the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw was held a big event – Award Ceremony of Best Employers Study 2006 organized by Hewitt Associates. Presentation of the results ended this year’s edition of the study, conducted in Poland for the second.

About Participants

In Best Employers Study 2006 participated 67 companies, 15 029 employees who represented 41 314 employees. The study was based on the methodology applied by Hewitt Associates in many countries worldwide.

Results

The ceremony was opened by Edward Robert Stanoch – Managing Director as well as Hewitt Asociates’ Member of the Board of Directors. After short introduction Katarzyna Pałamarz, BES Project Manager, presented the key findings in Poland, new HR trends and main challenges.

Special guest of the ceremony Jacej Santorski, business psychology expert, presented effective techniques of maintaining Work - Life Balance, as Polish edition in 2006 focused on that area.

The official part of the event was completed by announcing The Best Employers Rank. Title of Best Employer 2006 as well as a trophy won following companies:

1. Microsoft Sp. z o.o. and SGL CARBON Polska S.A. – ex aequo
2. Hilti (Poland) Sp. z o.o.
3. Starcom Sp. z o.o.

Other participants which were qualified to the TOP 10 were given diplomas.

Place	Company Name
1	Microsoft Sp. z o.o. SGL CARBON Polska S.A.
2	Hilti (Poland) Sp. z o.o.
3	Starcom Sp. z o.o.
4	CAT LC Polska Sp. z o.o.
5	Pramerica Życie TUiR S.A.
6	Sabre Polska Sp. z o.o.
7	ZPC Mieszko S.A.
8	Fortis Bank Polska S.A.
9	American Express Poland S.A.
10	PSE-ELECTRA S.A.

Best Employers in the CEE

Central Eastern Europe Best Employers 2006/2007

1	Microsoft
Large Scale Company Category
RANK	Company	COUNTRY	INDUSTRY
2	Pannonpower Group	Hungary	Energy
3	Schering-Plough	Turkey	Pharma
4	GlaxoSmithKline	Hungary	Pharma
5	DHL Express	Turkey	Express Logistics
6	Masterfoods	Hungary	FMCG
7	ER-BAKIR	Turkey	Metals & Mining
8	SGL Carbon, a member of SGL Group - The Carbon Company	Poland	Carbon-based products
9	GlaxoSmithKline	Slovakia	Pharma
10	McDonald's	Bulgaria	Food Service retailer
11	IKEA	Czech Republic	Retail
12	Novartis	Hungary	Pharma
13	CS CABOT	Czech Republic	Chemical
14	Hilti	Poland	Construction supply
15	Starcom	Poland	Media

1	Microsoft
Small and Medium Scale Company Category
RANK	Company	COUNTRY	INDUSTRY
2	The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul	Turkey	Hospitality
3	MAPEI	Hungary	Building Material Industry
4	Hofmann Personalleasing	Austria	Employment Services
5	Wrigley	Slovenia	FMCG
6	Syngenta Crop Protection	Hungary	Agriculture
7	Cisco Systems	Hungary	IT
8	CROWN Packaging	Slovakia	Petfood Packaging
9	Nemetschek	Bulgaria	IT
10	Sinergy	Hungary	Energy
11	Sphinx IT Consulting and Managed Services	Austria	IT
12	ComAp	Czech Republic	Electrotechnical
13	Sciant	Bulgaria	IT
14	Johnson & Johnson (Medical Devices & Diagnostics)	Czech Republic	Pharma
15	CAT LC	Poland	Logistics