Globoforce Honoured as One of the Best Workplaces in Ireland

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Globoforce^® (www.globoforce.com), the world’s leading provider of social recognition solutions, today announced that it has been named as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland 2013 by the Great Places To Work^® Institute. Announced at an awards ceremony held at the Burlington Hotel Dublin on Thursday 7 March, Globoforce was ranked within the top 15 medium-sized workplaces in Ireland.

“We are incredibly proud to be named as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland”

“We are incredibly proud to be named as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland,” said Eric Mosley, CEO of Globoforce. “Our culture is paramount to everything we do inside and outside the company. It is an environment based upon the foundation of employee recognition and appreciation, all driven by the dedication and hard work of our amazing employees. This award is dedicated to them, as they’re the reason why Globoforce is the successful organisation it is today.”

“This is a fantastic achievement particularly given the difficult economic backdrop, proving that if you invest time and effort in developing the right culture in your organization, your people will be your best asset and will be key to your business success,” said John Ryan, CEO of the Great Place to Work.

The Great Place to Work Institute assesses the practices in place in organisations under nine key areas: inspiring, speaking, listening, caring, developing, thanking, hiring, celebrating and sharing. They then benchmark these practices against other organisations in that country. The second key component of the assessment is an anonymous ‘trust index survey’ that gathers the perceptions of employees under five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.

Globoforce’s position was solidified due to high scores and positive comments from the Great Places to Work survey of its employees. Highlights from the survey include:

93 per cent of Globoforce employees believe that everyone has the opportunity to get special recognition
97 per cent are proud to tell others they work at Globoforce
96 per cent think people are treated fairly
95 per cent feel Globoforce is a great place to work

This latest award follows on from Globoforce’s recent accolade from The Boston Globe which named the company a category winner in its November 2012 Top Places to Work report.

About Great Place to Work Ireland

Great Place to Work Ireland is part of a Global network with offices in 48 countries using the same assessment methodology to publish 45 country lists, as well as regional and a Global list. The best known is the Fortune 100 list of best companies to work for in the United States. The key defining feature of a best workplace is the levels of trust that exist within it. The definition of a great workplace from an employee’s viewpoint is one where you trust the people you work with, you have great pride in what you do and you enjoy the people you work with.

About Globoforce

Globoforce is the world’s leading provider of social recognition solutions, redefining how companies understand, manage, and motivate their employees. Innovative companies around the world use Globoforce’s cloud-based social recognition software to reveal the true performance and influence of every employee and strengthen company culture. With Globoforce, HR and business leaders can take a strategic approach to recognition programs that result in measurable benefits to the bottom line driven by increases in employee engagement, retention, and productivity. Globoforce is co-headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts, and Dublin, Ireland.

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