ITC-Welcomgroup, the flagship hotels division of
ITC Limited with over 100 properties spread in
more than 75 destinations, was adjudged the best
Employer in Asia in the hospitality sector by
the global Human Resources consulting and
outsourcing firm, Hong Kong -Hewitt Associates
in partnership with Wall Street Journal.
In a study conducted by Hewitt together with
Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, which covered
eight markets including Australia, New Zealand,
China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia,
Singapore and Thailand, ITC Welcomgroup got the
unique distinction of being one of the best
employers in Asia. Hewitt Associates, named 5
Hotels in Asia Pacific as the regional “Best”
following the evaluation by an independent
judging panel in February in Hong Kong.
Interestingly while the other four Hotels (part
of International Chains) have found a mention as
Single Hotels, the Award for Welcomgroup has
been bestowed upon the entire chain.
Understanding what drives employee behaviour
during these economically difficult times is
critical to business success. The three major
areas of focus, highlighted by the Study, as the
visible drivers among the chosen best employers
include relentless execution of programs,
persistent empowerment of Managers & highly
efficient HR functions.
Nakul Anand, Chief Executive of ITC’s Hotels
Division said “this Award is indeed a
recognition of ITC’s commitment in crafting a
unique strategy of organisation that believes in
the entrepreneurial energies of ITC's high
quality human resources. Inspired by Chairman
ITC, Mr Y C Deveshwar’s vision of contributing
to triple bottom line benchmarks of building
economic, social and environmental capital, we
have nurtured distributed leadership within the
organization to build a strong work culture
based on sound work practices and rich culture”.
ITC Welcomgroup has always been in the forefront
in pursuit of excellence and has won several
awards including the eminent Helen Keller Award
for Social Responsibility. ITC’s Green Building
which houses the hotels division headquarters is
one of the first green buildings in the world
with a Platinum Leed Certification. ITC is the
only company in the world of its size and
diversity to be carbon-positive, water-positive,
and achieve a 100 % solid waste recycling status
in several of its operations.
More than 900 organizations registered to
participate in the 2009 Hewitt Best Employers in
Asia Study. The study received inputs from over
two million people making it the largest single
source of employee and human capital research
across the region says Smita Anand , Regional
Director Asia Pacific Hewitt.
