Best Companies to Work For

Comcast NBCUniversal is one of the country’s best places to work for women, according to a Fortune survey polling thousands of women at companies from across the country.

Whirlpool Corporation has been recognized as one of the best places to work for people with disabilities on the 2017 Disability Equality Index® (DEI®) Best Places to Work, joining a small league of companies with a 100/100 score.

Congratulations to Cox Communications President Pat Esser who has been honored by Glassdoor as one of the top 100 Highest Rated CEOs in the large US Business category.

In 2016, Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, helped customers save 161 billion gallons of water at more than one million locations around the world. These savings, equivalent to the annual drinking water needs of more than 558 million people, are highlighted in the company’s 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report, available at www.ecolab.com.

Astellas ranked among the Top 20 best workplaces across all industries based on surveys from more than 81,000 employees at Great Place to Work® Certified™ organizations in the Chicago area. The survey results show that our employees enjoy a supportive work environment that fosters open communication, trust in leadership and making an impact in the community around us. Our employees also expressed pride in their work, reflecting a commitment to keeping the patient at the center of all we do.

CBRE Group, Inc. announced that it has been named to LinkedIn’s Top Companies list for 2017. At #18, CBRE is the top-ranked real estate services and investment firm on the list of the most sought-after companies for job seekers today.

Yesterday, Astellas was named an honoree of the 2017 When Work Works award by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
The award honors organizations that have created effective workplaces based on six evidence-based components connected to positive employee and employer outcomes: autonomy; work/life fit; supervisor support for work success; earnings, benefits and advancement opportunities; learning opportunities; and a culture of trust.

Comcast NBCUniversal has spent $8 billion with minority and woman-owned suppliers since 2011, making it the only media and technology company in the Billion Dollar Roundtable.

Last week, unemployment fell to its lowest level in a decade. Companies are competing aggressively for talent, piling on more perks and benefits every year. But which organizations have the most satisfied employees? Forbes worked with research firm Statista to compile the definitive list of the best employers in America.