Though not the first or only study of this type, a new survey reveals the Swiss and international companies where employees like working the most.
The survey comes from Great Place To Work, which calls itself an “expert in workplace culture.”
The company “worked with 280 organisations and surveyed, anonymously, 64,578 employees [in Switzerland] on the aspects that make a great workplace,” it said.
It named winners in several categories, ranging from large companies to ‘micro’ ones.
And the winners are…
These are the top-five best companies with at least 250 employees:
- Hilti (industrial tools and equipment)
- Stryker (medical technology)
- DHL (transport)
- Cisco Systems (information and telecommunications technology)
- Salesforce (software)
Next: Companies with 100 to 240 employees:
- Hilton Hotel (Hospitality sector)
- Amgen (biotechnology and pharmaceuticals) — second and third place
- Service Now (information technology)
- APP Unternehmensberatung (business and technology)
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Companies with 50 to 99 employees:
- Orange Business Digital (telecommunications)
- Farfalla Essentials (retailer, wellness industry)
- Entris Banking (financial and insurance service)
- ARISCO Versicherungen (risk consultants)
- Trek Fahrrad GmbH (bicycle retailer)
Very small employers —20 to 49 workers:
- Steinmann & Partner GmbH (Social Affairs, Administration & Public Service)
- goSecurity AG (Information and telecommunications technology)
- Gambit Consulting AG (business management consulting)
- at rete ag (IT consulting)
- Medinova AG (biotechnology & pharmaceutical Industry)
But that’s not all…
‘Micro’ companies, with the workforce of 10 to 20 employees, are also included in the survey:
- Deciphera Pharmaceuticals AG (biotechnology & pharmaceutical industry)
- Lémanis SA (transportation)
- Ergosign Switzerland AG (nformation and telecommunications technology)
- J-eNOV SA (software)
- ELSIBE GmbH (electrical inspections)
You can see all the winners here.
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Swiss winners
Another survey, released in February 2025 by a business publication Handelszeitung, focused on Swiss employers only.
In it, out of 250 Swiss companies that employees like most. none appeared in the Great Place To Work study:
Mobiliar — Insurance
Delica — Food and beverage manufacturers
Rhätische Bahn — Transport and logistics
Zurich — Insurance
Rivella — Beverages
Breitling — Watches
BLS — Transport and Logistics
Rolex — Watches
Sanitas — Insurance
UCB Farchim — Pharmaceuticals
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In conclusion…
Keep in mind that results of such surveys can vary, depending on which questions are being asked and how they are formulated.
What’s even more interesting is the kind of perks employees (particularly foreign nationals) look for when applying for jobs in Switzerland.
Yes, wages are, of course, a very important factor — but not only.
It turns out that employees also seek non-monetary rewards, such as integration support, including help with learning the language.
You can find out more about what international workers expect of their Swiss employees here:
