Creating a great workplace is challenging enough; being in the top 25 of all multinationals around the globe is tougher still, says Great Place to Work.
It selected the World's Best Multinational Workplaces from nearly 5,700 companies that participated in Best Workplaces competitions during late 2011 to mid-2012 in the 45 countries in which it operates.
Let's take a look at best multinational workplaces in the world.
SOURCE: Great Place to Work
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SAS Institute
Employees: 13,268
Industry: Information Technology
Headquarters: Cary, North Carolina, United States
Listed in: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, India, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States
Employee growth: 6.2 per cent
Global revenues: $2.7 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1993
Global rank: 1
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Employees: 34,311
Industry: Information Technology
Headquarters: Mountain View, California, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Ireland, Japan, the United States
Employee growth: 19 per cent
Global revenues: $37.9 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2006
Global rank: 2
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NetApp
Employees: 12,643
Industry: Information Technology/Data Management
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Listed in: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States
Employee growth: 7.6 per cent
Global revenues: $5.1 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2008
Global rank: 3
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Kimberly-Clark
Employees: 57,929
Industry: Manufacturing & Production/Personal and Household goods
Headquarters: Irving, Texas, United States
Listed in: Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Peru, Venezuela
Employee growth: 1.6 per cent
Global revenues: $20.8 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2003
Global rank: 4
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Microsoft
Employees: 96,052
Industry: Information Technology/Software
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States
Employee growth: 6.2 per cent
Global revenues: $73.7 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1993
Global rank: 5
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Marriott
Employees: 325,000
Industry: Hospitality/Hotel/Resort
Headquarters: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Listed in: Brazil, India, Mexico, Peru, the United Arab Emirates, the United States
Employee growth: 2.7 per cent
Global revenues: $12.3 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1998
Global rank: 6
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FedEx Express
Employees: 151,344
Industry: Transportation/Package Transport
Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Central America, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates
Employee growth: 4.5 per cent
Global revenues: $26.5 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
Global rank: 7
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WL Gore & Associates
Employees: 10,059
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Headquarters: Newark, Delaware, United States
Listed in: France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, the United States
Employee growth: 6.8 per cent
Global revenues: $3 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
Global rank: 8
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Diageo
Employees: 25,000
Industry: Manufacturing & Production/Food products; beverages
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Listed in: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, Venezuela
Employee growth: 8 per cent
Global revenues: $16.8 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2002
Global rank: 9
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Autodesk
Employees: 7,254
Industry: Information Technology/Software
Headquarters: San Rafael, California, United States
Listed in: Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States
Employee growth: 4.2 per cent
Global revenues: $2 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1999
Global rank: 10
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PepsiCo
Employees: 300,000
Industry: Manufacturing & Production/Food products; beverages
Headquarters: Purchase, New York, United States
Listed in: France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay
Employee growth: N/A
Global revenues: $66 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2004
Global rank: 11
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Ernst & Young
Employees: 167,000
Industry: Professional Services
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Listed in: Australia, Canada, India, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States
Employee growth: 9.9 per cent
Global revenues: $24.4 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1999
Global rank: 12
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Telefonica
Employees: 130,709
Industry: Telecommunciations
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
Listed in: Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela
Employee growth: -3 per cent
Global revenues: $88 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2005
Global rank: 13
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Monsanto
Employees: 21,255
Industry: Manufacturing & Production/Chemicals
Headquarters: Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States
Listed in: Argentina, France, India, Ireland, Japan, the United States
Employee growth: N/A
Global revenues: $11.8 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
Global rank: 14
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Intel
Employees: 104,116
Industry: Information Technology/Hardware
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States
Listed in: Argentina, India, Ireland, Japan, the United States
Employee growth: 8.8 per cent
Global revenues: $54 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
Global rank: 15
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National Instruments
Employees: 6,704
Industry: Manufacturing & Production/Electronics
Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
Listed in: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States
Employee growth: 9 per cent
Global revenues: $1 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
Global rank: 16
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General Mills
Employees: 39,000
Industry: Retail/Food/Grocery
Headquarters: Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States
Listed in: Canada, France, Greece, the United Kingdom, the United States
Employee growth: 11 per cent
Global revenues: $14.9 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1984
Global rank: 17
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American Express
Employees: 62,877
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance/Banking/Credit Services
Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
Listed in: Argentina, India, Japan, Mexico, United States
Employee growth: 0 per cent
Global revenues: $30 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 2000
Global rank: 18
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Accor
Employees: 160,000
Industry: Hospitality/Hotel/Resort
Headquarters: Paris, France
Listed in: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, the United Kingdom
Employee growth: N/A
Global revenues: $7.9 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1997
Global rank: 19
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McDonald's
Employees: 1,850,000
Industry: Hospitality/Food and Beverage Service
Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
Listed in: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela
Employee growth: 2.7 per cent
Global revenues: $27 billion
First year as a Great Place To Work: 1997
Global rank: 20
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