Japan Tobacco International is included in the list of 15 best employers in the world according to the Top Employers Institute (Institute of Best Employers) according to the results of 2023 for an outstanding strategy and personnel management practice.
This is a recognition that the company puts its employees in the center of its activities, continues to improve the well -being of its employees, the company is also focused on the sociocultural variety of personnel composition and integration in the workplaces.
“JTI makes a unique leading employer exactly that we put our employees at the forefront of all our activities. We really care about all our employees just as they care about the company” – says Natalie Dunger, HR Director and culture Belarusian-Caucasian cluster of JTI.
The company successfully implemented several projects to create the best working environment for employees:
- nwow – new methods of work – a project that allows employees to determine the place and time of their work – in particular, when and where they would like to work from. This approach is based on trust and helps employees develop a more balanced combination of work and personal life.
- Policy of an equal right to leave for a child is a 20 -week fully paid vacation for the relevant employees, regardless of gender.
- Quick Rewards / Inspire Awards – the opportunity for any JTI employee to nominate their colleagues to receive both material and intangible rewards.
- Chellendge Make it Bright! – A project in which students gain invaluable experience, interacting with the business world. The winners of the competition are held by an international paid internship, later which can even become JTI employees.
Sergey Bogsa, the general director of the Belarusian-Caucasian cluster of JTI, mentioned that JTI is officially certified as the best employer in 62 countries in which it operates. He noted the incredible work done by JTI employees in Azerbaijan:
“Assigning the status of the best employer 9th in a row gives a clear signal to our current and future employees: we will always continue to achieve progress in improving the well-being of our employees, maintaining a greater sociocultural diversity of personnel and inclusiveness at the workplaces where we are no longer They acted, and providing employees with a unique opportunity to build a career in the best conditions. “