Best Employers in Latin America
Best Employers in Latin America is a list created by the global human resources firm Hewitt Associates and magazine América Economía that features the top 25 companies in the region.
The list is the outcome of a process that involved three surveys filled-out by employees and management of 100 companies in ten countries in Latin America. Employees, chosen at random completed two surveys called Employee Opinion Survey' and People Practices Inventory Survey. The third survey was titled CEO Survey.
Features shared by companies on the list are:
- Focus on goals and objectives.
- Frequent and comprehensive communication between leader, management and employees.
- High employee motivation
Countries surveyed
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
2006 Survey Results
Top 10 Large Best Employers
Rank |
Company |
Country |
1 |
Atlantica Hotels Brasil Ltda. |
Brazil |
2 |
Banco Agricola |
Venezuela and Central America |
3 |
McDonald's Costa Rica |
Costa Rica |
4 |
Cargill Honduras (Alcon) |
Honduras |
5 |
McDonald's |
Venezuela and Central America |
6 |
[[ThyssenKrupp Molas Ltda] |
Brazil |
7 |
McDonald's México S.A. de C.V. |
Mexico |
8 |
Grupo Santander |
Chile |
9 |
Verizon Dominicana |
Venezuela and Central America |
10 |
Copa Airlines |
Venezuela and Central America |
Top 10 Midsize Best Employers
Rank |
Company |
Country |
1 |
Grupo San Nicolas |
Venezuela and Central America |
2 |
Kimberly-Clark de Centro America |
Venezuela and Central America |
3 |
JW Marriott Hotel Lima |
Chile |
4 |
Microsoft México |
Mexico |
5 |
McDonald's Panamá |
Panama |
6 |
ThyssenKrupp Molas Ltda. |
Brazil |
7 |
The Haciendas |
Mexico |
8 |
Kimberly-Clark Honduras |
Honduras |
9 |
McDonald's Colombia |
Colombia |
10 |
The Westin Resort & Spa Los Cabos |
Mexico |
Top 10 Small Best Employers
Rank |
Company |
Country |
1 |
Sheraton Internacional Iguazú Resort |
Argentina |
2 |
Kimberly-Clark de Guatemala |
Guatemala |
3 |
Cisco Systems do Brasil Ltda. |
Brazil |
4 |
Kimberly-Clark Nicaragua |
Nicaragua |
5 |
Four Points by Sheraton Bogotá |
Colombia |
6 |
Four Points by Sheraton Galerías Monterrey |
Mexico |
7 |
McDonald's Honduras |
Honduras |
8 |
Corporativo Burger King |
Mexico |
9 |
Cisco Systems México |
Mexico |
10 |
Eli Lilly y Cia. De Venezuela, S.A. |
Venezuela |
External links
- Best Employers in Latin America at the Hewitt site.
Official site of América Economía.