This year, the Top Employers Institute certified International express services provider, DHL Express, as one of the best employers worldwide, the 7th consecutive year the company was recognized as such.
Better yet, DHL Express was certified “Global Top Employer in 48 countries, on each continent, except Antarctica and cited for its performance in the areas of Values, Business Strategy, Ethics and Integrity.
“We are delighted to be certified in so many countries all over the globe,” John Pearson, CEO DHL Express commented.
The Top Employers Institute program certifies organizations based on the participation and results of their HR Best Practices Survey.
This survey covers 6 HR domains consisting of 20 topics such as People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Well-being and Diversity & Inclusion and more.
Every year, DHL Express invests a double digit million Euro amount in its employees around the world.
“The last 12 months have been testing for everyone, including our employees - the majority of whom have been frontline workers during the pandemic," explained Regine Buettner, Executive Vice President HR Global at DHL Express.
Notably, the company paid each employee around the world a one-off bonus of 300 EUR for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Our people are at the heart of our company," Pearson stressed. "We create great conditions for our teams to develop and thrive within the world's most international company.”
They run HR initiatives to improve the working condition of their teams and equip them to deliver the best quality service for customers each day.
"We are ensuring that global trade continues and our customers remain in business while so many areas of life have come to standstill," he noted.
Indeed, “The extraordinary circumstances of the past year reinforced our commitment as Employer of Choice to our couriers and employees who kept the logistics and supply chain running in time of pandemic," Norberto Dela Cruz, DHL Express Philippines’ Human Resources Director concluded.