Fortune Media and Great Place To Work Name Softinsa to ‘100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe’ in 2024
Oct. 10, 2024, Lisbon, Portugal — Great Place To Work® and Fortune Europe have recognized Softinsa as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe™ for 2024.
This list features 25 multinational companies and 75 large companies. To be eligible, companies must have 500 or more employees and be represented on at least one national Best Workplaces list in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Türkiye, or the United Kingdom during 2023 or early 2024. Multinational companies must also appear on at least three national lists in Europe.
The 100 Best Companies list is the only recognition that focuses on how employees feel about their workplace. Great Place To Work evaluates confidential feedback from employees, matching against HR data from participating companies. Only companies with consistently high survey responses across the 60 statements that comprise the Trust Index™ Survey are honored with placement on the list.
To select companies for the list, Great Place To Work surveyed more than 1.3 million employees across the region, representing the experiences of more than 2 million European workers. Of those, 1 million responses came from companies eligible for the list, and this ranking is based on that feedback.
“We celebrate and thank all employees for making our work at Softinsa a truly special experience every day”, highlights Henrique Mourisca, General Manager of Softinsa. “This distinction reinforces our commitment to continue to make Softinsa a workplace of excellence.”
Earning a spot on the list is an indicator of high levels of trust across the organization, with more employees reporting a consistently positive experience at work.
These companies dramatically outperform the typical workplace in Europe, as measured by a market study of 26,000 European workers conducted by Great Place To Work.
“Congratulations to the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “Despite the economic challenges facing them, these companies found ways to offer more support to their people, developing a foundation of trust that is crucial for business success in the years ahead.”
“We are delighted to unveil our inaugural list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe, created in partnership with Great Place to Work, experts in evaluating corporate culture with decades of experience,” says Grethe Schepers, lists director, Europe at Fortune. “These companies have built environments where people thrive and feel included, driven by a shared sense of purpose – all backed by honest, detailed employee feedback. Congratulations to all the companies that have achieved this great recognition.”
About Softinsa
Softinsa, an IBM subsidiary, is specialized in consulting and application management services. With 26 years of history and experience in the Portuguese market, it currently has a team of more than 700 professionals, spread across Lisbon and the Innovation Centres of Tomar, Viseu, Fundão, Portalegre, Vila Real and Coimbra.
About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe
Great Place To Work selected the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For in Europe™ List by gathering and analyzing more than 1.3 million confidential survey responses representing the experiences of over 2 million employees in the region. Of those, 1 million responses came from companies eligible for the list, and this ranking is based on that feedback. Companies must be recognized on at least one national Best Workplaces list in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Türkiye, or the United Kingdom during 2023 or early 2024. To be eligible for the list, companies must have 500+ employees. Multinational organizations must also appear on at least three national lists in Europe. The list ranks the best 25 multinational companies followed by the best 75 large companies. Organizations are assessed on their efforts to create generous, supportive, high-performance work experiences for every employee in the organization.
About Great Place To Work
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and For All™ Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ list.
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