Vodafone Romania has officially been certified as Top Employer 2020 by the Top Employers Institute, a global authority on recognizing excellence in people practices. The designation is the result of a thorough evaluation, which is usually conducted along several weeks and emphasizes ten key HR themes and best-practices any top employer should take into consideration for the well-being and proper development of their employees.

It is an honor for us to be recognized as a top employer, especially when it comes from a very reputable organization in this domain, like the Top Employers Institute. This is something we aimed at and worked for since always – to ensure outstanding people practices for all our employees, as well as for our job candidates. First of all, this certification offered to Vodafone Romania is a token of the company’s steady performance in HR operations and care to ensure best-practices in the field. At Vodafone, we are like a big family, where the growth of one member means the success of the entire company and I am very proud of our team! Secondly, this certification programme will enable our organisation to better assess and improve our workplace environment, which is a top priority on our agenda”, stated Murielle Lorilloux, CEO Vodafone and UPC Romania.

Top Employers Institute is an organization with a history of over 25 years, globally recognized for its evaluation practices and audit methodologies. So far, the Institute has certified over 1,600 organisations in 119 countries/regions, impacting 6,900,000 employees worldwide. In order to obtain a certificate, an aspiring employer has to undergo a thorough screening and evaluation process, which mainly encompasses over 100 questions that cover 600 “People Development” practices. The assessed practices spread across ten key HR themes, which are: Culture, Workforce Planning, Talent Strategy, Talent Acquisition, On-boarding, Learning and Development, Performance Management, Leadership Development, Compensation & Benefits, Career & Succession Management

Vodafone is a leading employer on the local market, with numerous awards and recognitions along the years for its proven people-oriented HR practices, comprehensive employee benefits schemes and career development prospects, among which we remind: Best Employer in Romania by BestJobs in 2019 and top 10 position in Most Desired Telecom Employers annual ranking by Catalyst Solutions, both in 2018 and 2019.

More details about the Top Employers Institute are available here.

Vodafone Romania is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group, one of the world’s leading telecoms and technology service providers.

Vodafone Group has mobile operations in 24 countries, partners with mobile networks in 41 more, and fixed broadband operations in 19 markets. As of 31 September 2019, Vodafone Group had 625 million mobile customers, 27 million fixed broadband customers and 22 million TV customers, including all of the customers in Vodafone’s joint ventures and associates. For more information, please visit: www.vodafone.com.