Dubai Police wins award for “Happiest Place to Work”-News

The Dubai Police is the happiest workplace in the public sector, and Schneider Electric is the best workplace in the private sector.

The 4th Happiness@Work Awards (2020 edition) held every year in Dubai recognizes and honors the happiest and most innovative organizations in the region, which undermine existing employee engagement and well-being norms to create workplaces The new normal.

The award was established by Sustainable Mindz, the Strategic Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Center for the Gulf and the Middle East and North Africa, to promote happiness and motivation in the workplace.

In the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) category, the award was awarded to Xworks Interiors LLC; and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology-Government Affairs (KAUST) received the honor in the non-profit category.

This issue selects regional companies that stand out in terms of creating a happy workplace, achieving a good work-life balance, focusing on sustainability, and a series of other positive measures to create an inclusive workplace.

There were a total of 40 nominations. Based on multiple parameters, the jury evaluated seven different award categories, with the happiest workplace at the helm.

As the first initiative in the UAE and the wider region, Happiness@Work Award has completed four cycles. So far, 54 organizations have won 64 awards in 6 different categories.

“No matter what challenges the world faces in 2020, organizations are continuing to work hard to create happiness and value for employees. Every organization that nominates its own for the current Happiness@Work Award is a winner because they prove that they take the happiness of employees seriously , And is committed to creating a workplace culture that values ​​employees and their well-being,” said founder Vineetha Mathew. Partner, Sustainable Mindz.

Happiness@Work Award Jury Chairman Dr. Saamdu Chetri said: “The purpose of life is to serve others and the environment around us. Happiness@Award does this by recognizing dedicated and happy workplaces. Happiness is a process, not a process. The ultimate goal. Happiness depends on how we perceive, perceive and understand from the inside to look at the outside-everything we see is inside us, not outside us. So let us change the inside and see what we think Externally.”

The Dubai Police in the public sector and Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation (FNRC) won the Best Employee Participation Program category award; Aafaq Islamic Finance in the private sector, Paramount Computer System for SMEs; and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology -Government Affairs (KAUST) in the non-profit sector.

In the “Best Workplace Health Plan” category, L’Oréal Middle East and Schneider Electric from the private sector were announced as the winners, while in the list of SMEs, Xworks Interiors LLC and Paramount Computer Systems won.

In the category of the best worker welfare program, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology-Government Affairs (KAUST) was the winner, while the Sharjah Self-Defense Sports Club received the Happiness@Work Appreciation Award.

As a public sector entity, the Dubai Police won the award in the Best Work-Life Balance Program category, while the Ras Al Khaimah Customs Department won the Happiness@Work Appreciation Award.

The City of Sharjah won the “Best Workplace Sustainability Program” award from the public sector, and Xworks Interiors LLC from the SME sector. The private sector winner in the Best Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Program category was Schneider Electric, while L’Oréal Middle East received the Happiness@Work Appreciation award.

“It is an honor to serve as a jury on such an important award platform. Happiness is a buffer that allows us to absorb the impact of life. It is a ladder that elevates us to tranquility and satisfaction.” “Happiness@工作奖” Jury Mansoor Dr. Anwar Habib said.

The jury members include Dr. Saamdu Chetri, visiting teacher, Rekhi Science Center of Excellence, IIT Kharagpur; Dr. Yasmin Al Bulushi, Eitmad Project Manager in Oman; Jane Fiona Cumming, founder of Article 13 in the UK; and Dr. Mansoor Habib, Sustainability and Wellbeing The person in charge, du, UAE.

saman@khaleejtimes.com

Saman Hazik