Apollo Tyres one of India’s best workplaces in manufacturing sector
Date: 22 Jan 2018
Great Place to Work Institute
has identified Apollo Tyres, India’s leading tyre maker, as one of India’s Best
Workplaces in Manufacturing – 2018. The company is ranked among the top 10
workplaces in the manufacturing segment in India. Apollo Tyres has been rated
highly for its transparency in performance management process, especially the
variable pay, and the employee development programmes.
Commenting on the rankings,
Satish Sharma, President, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA),
Apollo Tyres Ltd said, “I would like to congratulate all Apolloites for
securing this prestigious recognition. This ranking betters our previously
secured top positions in the Auto Components space. Guided by our core value of
‘One Family’, the work on people agenda is a continuum at Apollo Tyres, and is
always accorded top priority. We have
grown to become an Indian Multinational, and our people policies have been on a
fast track mode as well, propelling the career aspirations of many high
performing candidates.”
A total of 106 Indian
manufacturing companies participated in this year’s Great Place to Work
Institute’s survey, involving more than 37,000 employees, which takes into
account employees’ perspectives and assigns two-third weightage to the voice of
employees. The balance one-third weightage is assigned to people practices
implemented across the organisation. Basis this, the top 25 best workplaces in
the manufacturing sector were identified.
Apollo Tyres currently has
four manufacturing facilities in India -- two (including a leased facility) in
the rubber-producing state of Kerala, and one each in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu,
and is in the process of setting-up a Greenfield unit in Andhra Pradesh with an
investment of Rs 1800 crores in the first phase. The company employs around
16000 people globally.
Source: Apollo
Tyres