Friday, 27 March 2020

In addition, msg reaches top placement in the special category reviewing ITC companies with more than 1,000 employees

For msg’s special dedication to creating a company culture of trust and support, the Great Place to Work® institute of Germany recently honored msg as “Germany’s Best Employer 2020”. In addition, msg received third place in the special evaluation of ITC companies with more than 1,000 employees. Basis for the evaluation was a detailed, anonymous survey of employees on central workplace topics, such as trust in the management, quality of teamwork and collaboration, and employee appreciation, as well as a cultural audit, which analyzed the company’s personnel and cultural work.

msg received excellent ratings, including in areas such as friendly work environment (92 percent), as well as trust-based interaction between management and employees (90 percent). Furthermore, the Great Place to Work® institute highlighted a few of the trademark measures msg has established to effectively promote their employees and company culture. For example, the institute highlighted in its evaluation the “A People Perspective” cultural development program that was initiated in 2017.

“The Great Place to Work® award is especially important to us, as it confirms the direction we have taken and have held fast to, and has made it visible to those outside our company”, shares a pleased Dr. Stephan Frohnhoff, Chairman of the Board of Directors at msg. “With our Roadmap 2025, we remain on our growth trend – particularly in Germany. To achieve the ambitious goals of our company’s strategy, we need enthusiastic employees who can contribute through their strengths, the freedom they are granted in their work and their dedication – regardless of their position or role. We are very proud that our employees consider our work culture to be such a positive experience and appreciate it.”

This year, around 840 companies of all sizes and from all industries, including 163 ITC companies, participated in Great Place to Work®’s general “Germany’s Best Employer 2020” competition. msg has been participating in the voluntary review of the quality and attractiveness of its workplace culture since 2013 and has received numerous awards to date.