Best Workplaces™
Are you ready to be recognised as one of the Best Workplaces?
Organisations that have been named one of the Best Workplaces™ are among the best employers in Switzerland. However, this can only be achieved by organisations in which a trust-based workplace culture prevails, the corporate values are lived, the quality of leadership is high and all employees can develop their potential to the maximum.
Or as Robert Levering, co-founder of Great Place to Work, put it: "A Great Place to Work® is where you trust those you work for, take pride in what you do and enjoy working with others."
Organisations with 10 or more employees can participate in Best Workplaces™ Switzerland.
Benefits
Identify strengths and potentials
The solid data basis and evaluation down to team level make it possible to identify areas of strength and potential in the workplace culture.
Increasing the employer appeal
You show existing employees what they have in their employer and you position yourself in the market as a top employer.
Planning targeted measures
By analysing the workplace culture in depth and evaluating the measures already implemented, changes and innovations can be realised in a targeted manner.
Certification and award
Organizations that meet the requirements for the Best Workplaces™ award have in a first step been Certified as Great Place to Work®.
What You Get
Great Place to Work® Certification
Monthly certification
Valid for 13 months
Best Workplaces™ Recognition
Annual award
Unlimited validity
Analyses, comparisons and benchmarks
Multi-level evaluations, comparison with internal and national representative benchmark as well as industry & size benchmarks
Best Workplaces™ Package
Be featured on greatplacetowork.ch as one of the best organizations, diploma, trophy, social media coverage
Be one of the Best Workplaces™
Take the next step as a Great Place to Work certified company. Show your talents that you belong to the top tier employers.
How to become one of the Best Workplaces™
To become eligible as one of the Best Workplaces™, organizations must achieve at least 65% agreement in the employee survey, the Trust Index™, submit a Culture Brief™ and achieve the minimum requirements of the Culture Audit™. The award is given once a year in the categories Micro, Small, Medium and Large and is valid indefinitely. Organisations with the Best Workplaces™ award have in a first step been certified as a Great Place to Work®.
From Certification to the awards
Great Place to Work®
Certified™
Monthly certification
No categories
No ranking
Valid for 13 months
Best Workplaces™
Switzerland
1x per year
4 categories (Micro, Small, Medium, Large)
Rankings per category
Europe's
Best Workplaces™
Automatic participation if awarded as Best Workplaces™ Switzerland and 2 other European countries
1x per year
World's
Best Workplaces™
Participation of Europe's Best Workplaces™, awarded in at least 5 countries
1x per year
Already certified companies
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Be one of the Best Workplaces™
Take the next step as a Great Place to Work certified company. Show your talents that you belong to the top tier employers.
What are the Best Workplaces™ Switzerland?
- Listed Ranking of companies
- Once a year award
- Valid for an unlimited period
- Trust Index™ employee survey with approval rate of 65% mandatory
- Completed Culture Brief™ mandatory
- Must meet the minimum criteria of the Culture Audit™
What is the minimum size of an organisation?
To be certified as a Best Workplaces™, the minimum size of an organisation is 20 employees.
How do I get recognised as one of the Best Workplaces™ Switzerland?
To be recognised as one of the Best Workplaces™ Switzerland, an average approval rating in the Trust Index™ employee survey of at least 70% must be achieved. In other words, how often "Often true" and "Almost always true" were answered.
The Culture Brief™ and the Culture Audit™ must be submitted. In addition, the minimum criteria for the Culture Audit™ must be met.
How long is the Best Workplaces™ Switzerland award valid?
The Best Workplaces™ Switzerland award is valid indefinitely. The logo includes the year of the award.
What are the deadlines for participating in Best Workplaces™?
Companies must register by the end of October of year N-1 to participate (if eligible) in Best Workplaces™ in year N.
In addition to this deadline:
- the Trust Index™ must be completed before 31 January of year N.
- the Culture Audit™ must be submitted by the end of November of year N-1.
What does it cost to participate in the Best Workplaces™ process?
You can find our current product packages with prices here.
Depending on your evaluation needs your offer can be compiled or upgraded.
If you have any questions, we would also be happy to advise you in a personal meeting.
How long does it take to get awarded as one of the Best Workplaces™?
The time to certification is individual and depends on the scheduling and the size of the organisation. Depending on this, it takes between 5-6 weeks to complete the Trust Index™. The Culture Brief™ must be submitted within one month, the Culture Audit™ within 3 months after the kick-off meeting. Accordingly, a project takes between 6-12 weeks, although the duration tends to be shorter for smaller companies.
Is getting recognised as one of the Best Workplaces™ a must?
No, the decision for participating in the Best Workplaces™ is up to the client before the start of the project. Once the project has started, the decision cannot be changed (e.g. a client realizes he won't achieve the minimum criteria after having the project started and therefore doesn't want to participate anymore).
How much effort do I have to expect?
The effort for the HR department regarding the Trust Index™ employee survey is minimal, as we provide support both in internal communication and in the efficient implementation of the project.
The effort required to complete is about 2-3 hours for the Culture Brief™ and about 40 hours for the Culture Audit™.
Can a company's own, internally conducted employee survey be used for taking part in the Best Workplaces™?
No, participation requires the Trust Index™ employee survey to be conducted via Great Place to Work®.
This is the only way we can guarantee compliance with the Fairness Rules & Quality Standards for all participating companies.
Who completes the Culture Brief™ or Culture Audit™?
The Culture Audit™ is mainly completed by the HR team, but depending on the question, support or information may also come from other departments. Overall, completing both documents is a team effort.
How does Great Place to Work support organisations during the project?
On the one hand, we provide companies with participation guidelines, posters and document templates for announcement communication. On the other hand, our consultants also offer practical tips for implementation.
We also provide training for the Culture Audit™ to inform companies about what information is required, how to structure it, etc.
To what extent is Great Place to Work compliant in terms of data protection?
Great Place to Work complies with all data protection regulations of the GDPR and generally all laws concerning data protection. We are also data protection compliant with organisations with increased data protection regulations such as banking institutions.
Is the company's participation confidential?
Organisations that do not achieve the Best Workplaces™ are not communicated. We don't want to point the finger at organisations that didn't make it, but rather promote those organisations that are good or even the best at what they do for their employees.
Does Great Place to Work® also offer international surveys / awards?
Yes, we also survey employees internationally and offer certifications outside of Switzerland.
We can thus:
- offer companies a seamless implementation for the international survey with a single point of contact (up to 40 languages at once for the employee survey).
- compare and prepare data between countries
- offer tailored approaches per country: for data sharing and participation in Best Workplaces™.
- offer local services with our local country affiliates to provide even more valuable insights
- compare with local benchmarks / data (what applies in Switzerland does not apply in Japan, for example)
