It’s official! Dubai Police is the happiest place to work
Dubai Police is the happiest workplace in the public sector and Schneider Electric the best in the private sector.
The fourth edition of the Happiness@work Award that takes place annually in Dubai (2020 edition) recognised and celebrated the happiest and most innovative organisations in the region that disrupted existing employee engagement and wellbeing norms to create a new normal in the workplace.
Instituted by Sustainable Mindz, a centre for strategic sustainability and corporate responsibility in the Gulf and Mena region, the award aims to promote happiness and positivity in workplaces. In the small and medium enterprises (SME) category, the award went to Xworks Interiors LLC.
This edition picked out regional companies that stood out for creating a happy workplace, having a good work-life balance, focus on sustainability, and for a host of other positive steps making for an inclusive workplace. There were a total of 40 nominations and based on multiple parameters, the applications were evaluated by a jury panel across seven different award categories, the Happiest Workplace being at the helm.
The Happiness@work Award has completed four cycles and so far, 54 organisations have received 64 awards across 6 different categories. “Regardless of the challenges the world faced in 2020, organisations have continued to work towards creating happiness and value for their employees,” said Vineetha Mathew, founding partner, Sustainable Mindz.
Dr Saamdu Chetri, chair of jury, Happiness@work Award, said: “Life’s purpose is to serve others and the environment around us. The award is doing this by recognising engaged and happy workplaces.”
The Best Employee Engagement Programme category awards went to Dubai Police and Fujairah Natural Resource Corporation (FNRC) in the public sector and Aafaq Islamic Finance in the private sector.
In the ‘Best Workplace Wellness Programme’ category, L’oréal Middle East and Schneider Electric from the private sector were winners, while in the SME list, Xworks Interiors LLC and Paramount Computer Systems were the winners.