BUSINESS REPORTER
Pan African banking concern, Ecobank Group, has won the highly coveted Best Place to Work in Africa 2022 Award for its excellence in human resources practices and employees’ experience.
Ecobank became the first pan African bank to win the award from the Best Place to Work organisation.
Ecobank Group CEO Ade Ayeyemi said getting international recognition was an honour for the pan African bank.
“At Ecobank, we recognise that our people are our greatest asset. As a pan-African bank, we are intentional in deploying resources to attract, develop and retain the right talent. We actively provide the tools and processes to achieve a performance-driven culture and enabling environment,” Ayeyemi said.
The certification programme involves rigorous assessment and rankings based on the results of robust and objective assessments carried out at various hierarchical levels and across HR operations and procedures. It includes HR Assessment and an Employee Assessment Survey. Areas covered include HR practices, compensation, benefits, leadership, teamwork, employee engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Yves Mayilamene, Group Executive, Human Resources at Ecobank, said: “This Best Place to Work Award is a tribute to our Ecobankers’ commitment to exhibiting and living our values as well as creating the right corporate culture.”
The assessment process resulted in the Ecobank Group achieving a total certification score of 79% – any percentage above 75% is considered high. The certification of the Best Place to Work accreditation is for one year (November 2022-November 2023).
Best Places to Work certified organisations tend to outperform the market average in terms of driving consistent long-term business performance through high employee engagement, engaging leadership and talent focus.
Becoming a certified organisation means employees are inspired, engaged and motivated to do their best, everyday and everywhere.
Peter Burke, president of Best Companies Group, said Ecobank was being recognised for “creating workplaces where your employees love to come to work”.
“You are the envy of all other employers. Keep up the good work,” Burke said.
The Best Places to Work certification is a globally recognised flagship employer of choice programme and is delivered in partnership with Best Companies Group, a US company focused on identifying and recognising best employers in over 60 countries around the world.
In Africa, there were 29 Best Places to Work organisations recognised in 2022. These include Alsa, eHealth Africa, Hilti, IHS, Ooredoo and Pharma 5. Some global companies with operations in Africa – such as AstraZeneca, Dell, Nestlé and Roche – were also among the winners.
The Best Place to Work in Africa Award followed another significant recognition for Ecobank as the Best Employer Brand in Africa, from the Africa Best Employer Brand Awards 2022.
