‘The Best Places to Work’ – Top 29 Most Performing Employers in Africa 2022

As 2022 winds down, the Best Places to Work organization has announced the top 29 most performing employers in Africa for the year, including Nestle, eHealth and Ecobank.

The organization sifted through more than 500 organizations operating across Africa, scoring them based on their organizational “agility”, best practices and “work place excellence.” The yearly program is delivered through partnership with many organizations, across different industries, to help them measure, benchmark, improve their HR practices and use data-driven insights to add value, enhance agility, and increase organizational effectiveness.

“Findings from this year indicated that the top performing organizations in Africa continued to invest in creating a highly-engaged workforce, with an average engagement score of 83%, compared with a market average of 71%,” The Best Places to Work said. “These organizations are particularly leading the way by creating engaging environments fostering organizational agility, building engaging leaders and demonstrating outstanding people practices and workplace excellence.”

The organization said the ranking was determined based on feedback from employees gathered through anonymous surveys and an HR assessment evaluating the people management practices against the best workplace standards. To be considered, companies must be identified as outstanding employers at least in one of the countries across the continent, it said.

With job scarcity and lax labor laws, the African work environment is notoriously toxic. Most organizations in Africa are notable of subjecting their staff, who usually don’t have a choice, to unethical work standards. But as the continent expands its tech economy amidst meager talent, employees are beginning to quit companies when their well-being is at stake.

The Best Places to Work says its research shows “that given the present challenges around talent retention in Africa, employees who do not see good career opportunities or agree with their organization’s response to their well-being are three times more likely to leave.”

This year, 29 organizations that made the top list of best performing employees come with a mix of multinationals occupying the top five.  They include: Novo Nordisk, the global pharmaceutical company followed by Dell, the American based technology company. Groupe Vipp Interstis, a leading service provider in Customer Interaction operating across different countries in Africa, came in the third position. Webhelp, a leading customer relationship and business process outsourcing company, came in the fourth position followed by Nestle, the leading food producer.

Congratulating this year’s Best Places to Work in Africa, Hamza Idrissi, Program Manager said the list demonstrates commitment by organizations to improve the well-being of their workforce by providing a conducive environment.

“Leading organizations in Africa have demonstrated agility to respond effectively to disruptions while being connected to the needs of their employees. This recognition validates the commitment of several leading employers in Africa to provide their employees with a positive work environment that challenges and encourages them to develop personally and professionally,” he said.

Below is how the organizations are ranked:

1. Novo Nordisk
2. Dell
3. Groupe Vipp Interstis
4. Webhelp
5. Nestle
6. Safran Group
7. Hilti
8. Roche
9. BSH
10. Comdata
11. Schneider Electric
12. Glucode
13. Eaux Minérales d’Oulmès
14. Zitouna Takaful
15. Parkville Pharmaceutical
16. Asma Invest
17. eHealth Africa
18. Zoetis
19. AstraZeneca
20. Pharma 5
21. Groupe Banque Populaire du Maroc
22. Jamjoom Pharma
23. EcoBank
24. Magrabi
25. Ooredoo
26. IHS Towers
27. Alsa
28. CDG Capital
29. Elezaby pharmacy