JLL named as one of India’s Best Companies to Work For in 2022

Mumbai, June 15: JLL India, the country’s largest real estate consultancy firm, has been recognised as one of India’s Best Companies in 2022, by the Great Place to Work® Institute and The Economic Times. The Firm has been recognised for creating an enabling environment for growth, engagement, and work-life balance of its employees.

Radha Dhir, CEO and Country Head, India, JLL, said, “This recognition is a testament to our people-centric culture and ethos. At JLL, we have built an ecosystem that nurtures diversity, equality, and inclusivity not just in thoughts but also in ideas and actions. Saying that our people are at the center of all that we do is more than just a statement, it is our culture and identity. We are strongly bound together with transparent strings of ethics and ambitions that help us grow together and create new benchmarks in the industry.”

“Thanks to all our people for helping us win this title and to the GPTW team for accrediting us with this recognition” she added.

Meenakshi Cornelius, Head of Human Resources, India, JLL, said, “It is an absolute delight to see JLL making its mark to India’s Best Companies list, yet again. JLL’s culture is underpinned to its core values of teamwork, ethics, and excellence. It is because of these values that we have been able to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all our people so that they thrive and succeed at the same time. We encourage individuality and entrepreneurial spirit so that our people have the independence to achieve their ambitions at work.”

“We play a strong emphasis on our people's well-being and safety and therefore our workplaces are designed keeping this in mind. Our people-centric culture fosters collaboration and innovation. As we move forward, we will continue to invest in our people and our workplaces. Heartfelt thanks to all our people for their trust and belief in us that helped us win this title yet again,” she added. The annual survey has recognised JLL India as one of India’s best places to work basis a few distinguishing factors which include the following:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At JLL, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are strategic imperatives. JLL believes in success through inclusion and celebrates the characteristics that make each individual unique.

Some of the key D&I Initiatives at JLL include the Workplace Allies support group, Gradual Return to Work (GRTW) Policy for all, Medical Insurance for LGBTQ partners, WiAM Women Forum.

Learning & Development

MyLearning, the internal L&D platform along with LinkedIn learning, hosts a plethora of programs to support our people’s needs, thus, helping them to skill, upskill and reskill. JLL has very robust L&D programs which include behavioral programs aligned to the 6 JLL leadership competencies, Real Leadership Framework, Self and People Management Fundamentals, Accelerate - A formal mentoring program and a host of other programs on DEI, Sustainability, Health & Wellbeing.

Over 13856 employees have successfully benefitted from these programs over the last 5 years with over 4.5 lakhs+ of training hours.

Rewards & Recognition

At JLL, rewards and recognition are very integral to employees’ growth. The Ovations (quarterly rewards and recognition platform), Going Beyond (A platform to say thanks to colleagues) and long service recognition awards are the key initiatives.

Supporting Communities

JLL India’s registered CSR trust called ‘Building a Better Tomorrow Foundation’, aims to consolidate the employees’ and the Firm’s efforts to serve the community in better and meaningful ways while having its objectives mapped to the firm’s CSR policy.

As a global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work® has been studying employee experience and people practices across organizations for over three decades.

The annual survey, now in its 15th year in India, evaluates companies comprehensively across multiple parameters including employee benefits, well-being initiatives, career progression, learning and development opportunities, ethical practices and much more to arrive at the coveted list of companies that succeed in establishing high-trust, high-performance cultures and maximize human potential by bridging experience gaps.