Great Place To Work® Recognises Hyatt as 12th Best Company To Work for in India

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation

15 Jul, 2015, 15:13 IST

MUMBAI, July 15,2015 /PRNewswire/ --

At a well-attended ceremony in Mumbai, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts was recognised as the 12th best company to work for in India by Great Place to Work® (GPTW) institute India. Out of 708 participants, a total of 100 companies made it to 'India's Best Companies to Work for in 2015' list. Hyatt has been included in this prestigious list on the basis of a cultural audit as well as a survey conducted by GPTW. The survey assesses the initiatives undertaken by the company on a daily basis to build trust as well as the respect of its people.


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Great Place to Work® Institute conducts research and recognises leading workplaces in more than 45 countries across six continents. Based on results of surveys representing over 10 million employees around the globe, these best companies' competitions, form the basis of the world's largest and most respected set of studies of workplace excellence, management and the role of trust in the workplace culture.

"Hyatt always keep front and centre, the reason we are in business: People. No matter who we are or where we work within the Hyatt family, we all have that in common. We strive to keep the needs of people top of mind, and this is the basis that guide and shape our behaviours, decisions and actions. This recognition from GPTW is extremely encouraging and motivating, as it is the result of what we do everyday, caring for people to be their best", said Ramjan Bhugeloo, Director of Human Resources, Southwest Asia, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts.

Strong Record of Workplace Recognition:
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts is recognized the world over, as a leader in promoting a nurturing as well as a positive and diverse working environment. The company has received some of the most prestigious workplace distinctions in recent years, including:

  • Hyatt has been listed as one of the top 10 companies to work for in Asia by Great Place to Work® in 2015.
  • Hyatt has been listed as one of the top 10 companies to work for in the UAE by Great Place to Work® UAE in 2015.
  • Hyatt has been listed as one of the top 50 companies to work for in India by Great Place to Work® in 2014.
  • FORTUNE named Hyatt to its 2014 "100 Best Companies to Work For®" List in the U.S. for the first time, based significantly on the results of a Hyatt associate survey.
  • Glassdoor named Hyatt to its "Top 50 Best Places to Work" list in 2014, based on reviews by Hyatt associates.
  • The Human Rights Campaign named Hyatt as a "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality" for the tenth consecutive year in 2014.
  • The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek and experience.com have named Hyatt as a desired employer for recent graduates and young professionals. AARP has named Hyatt a top employer for older Americans.
  • Hyatt has also been featured in the prestigious list of awardees of Gallup Great Workplace Award recognizing them for their extraordinary ability to create an engaged workplace culture.

About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work®, headquartered in San Francisco, is a global research, consulting and training firm that helps organizations identify, create and sustain great workplaces through the development of high-trust workplace cultures. Great Place to Work serves businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies in 51 countries.

Hyatt Hotels in India
Hyatt was among the first international hotel brands to enter India in 1980 when its subsidiary signed a management agreement for Hyatt Regency Delhi, which opened in 1983.

Thirty years later, Hyatt manages 22 properties in India across its portfolio of brands in key markets, including Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hampi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Pune. In 2012, Park Hyatt Hyderabad, Park Hyatt Chennai and Hyatt Place Hampi, the first Hyatt Place hotel to open in India, opened. In 2013, five hotels were rebranded under the Hyatt brand and three more Hyatt-branded hotels opened in Ludhiana, Gurgaon and Raipur in 2014. Hyatt Place Pune/Hinjewadi opened on January 30, 2015, the first Hyatt Place hotel in Western India.

The term "Hyatt" is used in this release for convenience to refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and/or one or more of its affiliates.

About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a proud heritage of making guests feel more than welcome. Thousands of members of the Hyatt family strive to make a difference in the lives of the guests they encounter every day by providing authentic hospitality. The Company's subsidiaries develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, license or provide services to hotels, resorts, branded residences and vacation ownership properties, including under the Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Centric™, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt House®, Hyatt Zilara™, Hyatt Ziva™, Hyatt Residences® and Hyatt Residence Club® brand names and have locations on six continents. As of March 31, 2015, the Company's worldwide portfolio consisted of 599 properties in 50 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.hyatt.com

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