In a well-attended ceremony in Mumbai, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has been recognized as one of ‘India’s best companies to work for in 2016’ by Great Place to Work^® (GPTW) Institute. In line with its philosophy of ‘Purpose and Care’, Hyatt as a workplace believes in promoting camaraderie, trust and pride amongst its employees to ensure that they are at their best every day.

Hyatt moved up by one rank and stood 11^th this year in the GPTW India list. “Hyatt is delighted to be climbing up in the annual GPTW rankings. Our teams at our hotels throughout India are making strenuous efforts to ensure a strong workplace environment that has become the hallmark of our ethos. Our focus on our overarching commitment to caring for our people so that they can be their best is reaping the right results and we are committed to making sure that this continues.”

“Our people are a part of Hyatt’s unique familial culture and each one of us shares an emotional connection not only with individual properties we work in, but with the powerful brand promise that is shared worldwide. This recognition from GPTW is extremely encouraging and motivating for our continuous efforts towards becoming the most preferred workplace for the associates as well as potential talent,” said Ramjan Bhugeloo, Regional Vice President, Human Resources, Southwest Asia, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts.

Hyatt has now achieved yet another milestone in establishing the fact that employees at Hyatt enjoy their workplace which translates into authentic hospitality for guests.

As a part of the India’s Best Companies to Work for 2016 study, 800 organisations across industries, employee strength and revenue brackets were assessed. Over 155,119 employees were surveyed, making it the largest survey of workplace cultures in corporate India.

As a part of this programme, the organisations were studied under two dimensions. First, being a unique employee-centric framework that measures the levels of Trust, Pride and Camaraderie prevalent in an organisation. Second, through a questionnaire seeking to understand the people practices, philosophy and values of an organisation.

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In its 13^th year of assessment, Great Place To Work® Institute, India has recognised the 100 best workplaces that comprise of organisations across 16 industries, with employee strength varying from less than 500 to more than 10,000, shattering the myth that organisations of certain legacy, size or revenue are more likely to become great workplaces.

Strong Record of Workplace Recognition

Hyatt Hotels and Resorts is recognized the world over as a leader in promoting and nurturing a positive and diverse workplace environment. The company has received some of the most prestigious workplace distinctions in recent years, including:

• Hyatt has been listed as one of the top 10 companies to work for in Asia by Great Place to Work^® in 2015.
• Hyatt has been listed as one of the top 100 companies to work for in India by Great Place to Work^® in 2014.
• FORTUNE named Hyatt to its 2014 “100 Best Companies to Work For^®” List in the U.S. for the first time, based significantly on the results of a Hyatt associate survey.
• Glassdoor named Hyatt to its “Top 50 Best Places to Work” list in 2014, based on reviews by Hyatt associates.
• The Human Rights Campaign named Hyatt as a “Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality” for the tenth consecutive year in 2014.
• The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek and experience.com have named Hyatt as a desired employer for recent graduates and young professionals. AARP has named Hyatt a top employer for older Americans.
• Hyatt has also been featured in the prestigious list of awardees of Gallup Great Workplace Award recognizing them for their extraordinary ability to create an engaged workplace culture.

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