2010 50 Best Large Workplaces in Europe

The 2010 List of the Best Workplaces in Europe is produced by the Great Place to Work® Institute Europe and was published in The Work Style Magazine on May 20th, 2010.

The List is based on 17 national Best Workplaces studies carried out in Europe and is the largest study of workplace practices of its kind. For the 2010 edition, more than 1300 companies have participated, representing 1.6 million employees in Europe.

The companies are presented in two separate Lists featuring Small&Medium-sized Workplaces with 50-500 employees and Large Workplaces with more than 500 employees.

Please find more information about the Best Workplaces in Europe study in The Work Style Magazine including statistics, case stories and interviews.

Great Place to Work® Institute Europe Our Collaborator's Site: The Work Style Magazine

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1 Microsoft; Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
12464 employees
 www.microsoft.com
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Private
2 ATP; Denmark
777 employees
 www.atp.dk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
3 SMA Solar Technology; Germany
2736 employees
 www.sma.de
Industry: Electronics
Ownership: Private
4 3M Deutschland | 3M ESPE; Germany
4255 employees
 www.mmm.de
Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
5 IRMA; Denmark
2182 employees
 www.irma.dk
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
Ownership: Private
6 Coca-Cola HBC Greece; Greece
2275 employees
 www.coca-cola.gr
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
Ownership: Private
7 SAS Institute; Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
503 employees
 www.sas.com/
Industry: Professional Services
Ownership: Private
8 Accenture; Finland, Sweden
2069 employees
 www.accenture.com
Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
9 domino-worldTM; Germany
550 employees
 www.domino-world.de/
Industry: Health Care - Specialty
Ownership: Private
10 PepsiCo (Tasty Foods -Greece); France, Greece, Ireland
1737 employees
 www.pepsico.com
Industry: Retail - Food/Grocery
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
11 Nordea Liv & Pension; Denmark
607 employees
 www.nordealivogpension.dk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
12 DIS AG; Germany
927 employees
 www.dis-ag.com
Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment
Ownership: Private
13 EnergiMidt; Denmark
574 employees
 www.energimidt.dk/
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Energy Distribution
Ownership: Private
14 Telefónica O2; Germany, Ireland
7482 employees
 www.02.com
Industry: Telecommunications
Ownership: Private
15 W.L. Gore Associates; Germany, France, Italy
1349 employees
 www.gore.com
Industry: Retail
Ownership: Private
16 Louis Vuitton; Spain
756 employees
 www.louisvuitton.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Textiles and textile products
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
17 Cisco Systems; Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
2098 employees
 www.cisco.com
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
18 Schoenen Torfs; Belgium
508 employees
 www.torfs.be/
Industry: Retail
Ownership: Private
19 SBK Siemens-Betriebskrankenkasse; Germany
1350 employees
 www.sbk.org
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Health Insurance
Ownership: Private
20 Diageo GB; UK
627 employees
 www.diageo.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
21 Randstad Group Belgium; Belgium
1356 employees
 www.randstad.be
Industry: Professional Services - Staffing & Recruitment
Ownership: Private
22 A1/mobilkom austria; Austria
3004 employees
 www.mobilkomaustria.com
Industry: Telecommunications
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
23 Vodafone España; Spain
4000 employees
 www.vodafone.es
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
24 FedEx Express; Belgium
790 employees
 www.fedex.com
Industry: Transportation - Package Transport
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
25 Novo Nordisk Farma Oy; Finland, UK
573 employees
 www.novonordisk.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
26 Admiral Group; UK
2896 employees
 www.admiralgroup.co.uk
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Auto Insurance
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
27 AMEX; Sweden
938 employees
 www.americanexpress.se
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
28 Elica; Italy
1227 employees
 www.elica.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Furniture
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
29 Care; Belgium
1085 employees
 www.care.be
Industry: Social Services and Government Agencies
Ownership: Private
30 McDonald’s; Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, UK
34281 employees
 www.mcdonalds.com
Industry: Hospitality - Food and Beverage Service
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
31 Bright Horizons Family Solutions; UK
2409 employees
 www.brighthorizons.co.uk
Industry: Education & Training
Ownership: Private
32 Novozymes; Denmark, Switzerland
2663 employees
 www.novozymes.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Biotechnology
Ownership: Private
33 NetDesign; Denmark
518 employees
 www.netdesign.dk
Industry: Information Technology - IT Consulting
Ownership: Private
34 KBC; Belgium
16384 employees
 www.kbc.be
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
35 Sparda-Bank München; Germany
664 employees
 www.sparda-m.de
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Cooperative
36 Johnson & Johnson; Germany
750 employees
 www.jnjgermany.de
Industry: Health Care - Medical sales/distribution
Ownership: Private
37 CSU; The Netherlands
11324 employees
 www.csu.nl
Industry: Professional Services - Security
Ownership: Private
38 H. Lundbeck; Denmark
2341 employees
 www.lundbeck.com
Industry: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals
Ownership: Private
39 Techniker Krankenkasse; Germany
11386 employees
 www.tk-online.de
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Health Insurance
40 HOCHLAND Deutschland; Germany
1408 employees
 www.hochland-group.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
Ownership: Private
41 E.ON Führungsgesellschaften; Germany
4057 employees
 www.eon.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Energy Distribution
Ownership: Private
42 ING-DiBa; Germany
2794 employees
 www.ing-diba.de
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance - Banking/Credit Services
Ownership: Private
43 CIBA VISION; Germany
969 employees
 www.cibavision.de
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Electrical and optical equipment
Ownership: Private
44 Athenian Brewery; Greece
1277 employees
 www.beerexports.gr
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Food products
45 Volkswagen Financial Services; Germany
4028 employees
 www.vwfsag.de
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
Ownership: Private
46 EMC Ireland; Ireland
1650 employees
 uk.emc.com
Industry: Information Technology
Ownership: Publicly quoted/held
47 Hilti; Switzerland
1922 employees
 www.hilti.com/
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Machinery and equipment
Ownership: Private
48 Tetra Pak; Italy
704 employees
 www.tetrapak.com
Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Chemicals
Ownership: Private
49 Grupa IKEA w Polsce; Poland
2602 employees
 www.ikea.com/pl
Industry: Retail - Specialty
Ownership: Private
50 Unicarepharmacy; Ireland
850 employees
 www.unicarepharmacy.ie
Industry: Retail - Specialty
Ownership: Private