11 December 2019

Glassdoor shares 10 best places to work in Singapore

Glassdoor, the job and recruiting site, has announced the winners of its annual Employees’ Choice Awards, including a category for Singapore for the first time.

The awards honour the Best Places to Work in 2020 in Singapore and eight other countries, and are based on the input of employees who voluntarily provide anonymous feedback by completing a company review about their job, work environment and employer over the past year.

The Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for Singapore feature the 10 Best Places to Work, honouring employers with 1,000 or more employees. Winners are ranked based on their overall rating* achieved during the past year.

The Top 10 Best Places to Work in Singapore for 2020 are:

Google (rating 4.5)

Facebook (rating 4.4)

Shell (rating 4.3)

Amazon (rating 4.3)

Microsoft (rating 4.3)

Visa (rating 4.2)

AIA (rating 4.2)

Hubspot (rating 4.2)

JP Morgan (rating 4.2)

HP (rating 4.2)

“The Employees’ Choice Awards for the Best Places to Work in 2020 mark the start of a culture-first decade,” said Glassdoor President and COO Christian Sutherland-Wong.

“Gone are the days when company culture could be considered a fluffy or non-essential business metric. In today’s age of workplace transparency, the mission, culture and values of a company are crucial when it comes to employers’ ability to recruit and retain top talent. We’re proud to celebrate exceptional employers who stand out in the eyes of their employees.”

“Workers are increasingly prioritising culture over cash and research consistently shows that culture is the leading driver of long-term employee satisfaction,” said Dr Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor Chief Economist.

“That said, business leaders have quantifiable proof that culture is one of the smartest investments they could make for the success and longevity of their companies. However, being a culture-first organisation isn’t about expensive perks, but about articulating a clearly-stated mission that resonates with employees’ own aspirations and fuels their best performance.”

Glassdoor’s 10 Singapore Best Places to Work in 2020 list features winning employers hiring across a range of industries, with technology dominating but oil & gas, insurance and finance also appearing on the list. Google claims the top spot with a 4.5 rating; also topping the list in the UK with the same rating. Eight out of the 10 companies are headquartered in the US, while Shell is headquartered in the Netherlands and AIA is a Hong Kong-based pan-Asia company.

Eight out of the 10 Singapore winners are also winners in multiple countries, with AIA and Visa being the only two winners which did not appear on other international lists. Microsoft appears on seven lists (US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Brazil and Singapore).

*Ratings based on a five-point scale: 1.0=very dissatisfied, 3.0=OK, 5.0=very satisfied. Actual calculations extend beyond the thousandth decimal place.