10 best workplaces in India

1. RMSI
You may hardly have heard about RMSI, but -- according to the survey -- it is the best company to work for in India. In the survey conducted by the 'Great Place to Work Institute' RMSI tops the charts on credibility, respect, pride and camaraderie.
Based in Noida, India, RMSI provides critical geographic information systems (GIS), modelling and analytical services to customers worldwide. It develops innovative solutions that integrate geographic information with niche business applications.
Known to be highly ethical and transparent, the company is employee-centric. It offers equal employment opportunity, regardless of gender, age, race, physical disability, sexual orientation, or marital status, communicating openly and honestly, respects the individuality of all employees and does not tolerate harassment of any kind.
RMSI has also been voted as one of the great workplaces by Dataquest IDC India's Top 20 Best Indian IT Employers survey.
2. Marriott Hotels India
Marriott India's human resource practice has won it the 2nd best workplace award. Marriott India is the only hotel chain in India's top 50 Workplaces. Marriott India has won this recognition for the 3rd consecutive year.
The current Marriott portfolio in India is represented by six hotels: the JW Marriott Mumbai, the Renaissance Mumbai Hotel & Convention Center, Lakeside Chalet-Marriott Executive Apartments (Mumbai), the Goa Marriott Resort, the Hyderabad Marriott Hotel, and the Courtyard by Marriott, Chennai. Marriot believes that 'if you look after your associates (staff) well, they will look after the guests.'
3. Google India

Google India is ranked as the third best place to work in India. A lot has been said about the work environment at Google. A cool and happening place to work for, Google offers an environment which is diverse, inclusive and collaborative.
It provides a flexible working environment with perks that are designed to make life easier and more convenient for employees to manage their life-work balance. Employees benefit from on-site services like car wash, onsite doctors, and dry-cleaning, while other perks like massages just help you relax and feel good. Google also offers free food to employees.
One of the things that Google does to encourage innovation and provide an inclusive working environment is to actively encourage the '20 per cent project'. All Google engineers get to spend 20 per cent of their time to pursue projects they are interested in.
Google has been voted one of the best companies to work for by various publications, including the Fortune Magazine's Best Places to Work list.
4. Agilent Technologies
Agilent, the fourth best workplace in India, strives to become better and better with policies and practices that support work-life success.
It provides various offers like electronic job posting, harassment-free work environment, domestic partner benefits, non-discrimination policy, employee network group guidelines, open door policy, education assistance program, employee and family assistance program (EFAP).
Employees benefit from a share in the company's success, competitive pay practices, flexible work hours, creative, energetic and innovative work environment.
The company operates two primary businesses -- electronic and bio-analytical measurement -- supported by Agilent Laboratories. Agilent offers innovative measurement solutions that enable customers deliver the products and services that make a measurable difference in the lives of people everywhere.
For instance, Agilent helps test more than half of the world's 1.13 billion cell phones. Agilent spun off from Hewlett-Packard Company in 1999 as part of a corporate realignment that created two separate companies.
5. Classic Stripes Pvt Ltd
Classic Stripes Pvt Ltd ranks fifth in the list of India's best workplaces. The company believes its core competence is its people. At CSPL, there is scope for professional as well as personal growth.
There is freedom to explore and learn, with opportunities for many new initiatives. The company believes in letting employees' dreams drive the company's excellence.
The company was ranked 19th in Great Place to Work in 2004 and was ranked 16th in Great Place to Work in 2005, a survey done by BusinessWorld. With a clear sense of direction and focus, the company always looks for talented, individuals who are ambitious, who love challenges and have a passion to excel.
Established in 1987, the company is in the business of producing decals which are used in the 2-wheeler and 4-wheeler industry. The company has a production capacity to produce 10 million motorbike decals sets per annum and is the largest manufacturer of 2-wheeler graphic worldwide. Classic Stripes is a complete solution provider for all automotive screen printed graphics.

$Boopathi$, March 31, 2009