BD in India, a part of leading global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), has been featured as one of the top 25 best employers in Asia and has also achieved a number12 rank in India as by the Hewitt Associates’ Best Employers 2009 Survey. Hewitt Associates, a global human resource consulting and outsourcing firm, determines these annual lists after extensive studies of management practices in leading organizations in India and Asia. BD in India is the only firm in the healthcare segment to have been featured in this prestigious listing for India. For more information, please visit www.bd.com/India. The 2009 Best Employers study is Hewitt’s sixth annual employee engagement review and assesses a company’s ability to deliver against its commitment to being a best employer as well as the influence of those efforts on business results. The Hewitt study provides insights into how organizations can achieve a real competitive advantage through their people, explores what makes an organization a good place to work and identifies a shortlist of Best Employers. Key criteria for selection as a best employer included: leadership, diversity, learning and development, and ethics and integrity. A total of 230 organizations and 46,000 employees in India participated in this study, while more than 900 companies and 180,000 employees participated in the broader Asia study. “BD understands the importance of employee engagement and its impact on morale and performance across the organization,” said Ram Sharma, Managing Director, BD in India. “To be featured as one of the top 25 best employers in Asia and ranked twelfth among the Best Employers in India through this survey reflects the dedication of BD associates to our Company’s values, and of our management to ensuring that BD is a great place to work.” Smita Anand, Regional Director, Asia Pacific Consulting at Hewitt, said, “All organizations in the region face similar external factors. What our study revealed is that Hewitt Best Employers have learned that creating and maintaining an environment that is focused on key human capital elements and making minor adjustments without losing sight of the goal allows them to sustain their strong position and prosper—or be set to prosper when the economy improves. “Hewitt Best Employers demonstrate remarkable consistency on a day-to-day basis—and when they respond to difficult times. Best Employers continue to reap the benefits from this course through an increase in productivity and profits over time,” Smita added. BD in India first participated in the Hewitt Best Employers Survey in 2007, when it ranked in the top 20 list of Best Employers in India at number 18. BD in India has built and nurtured a values-driven organization with a culture of pride in the Company’s values and purpose, openness and transparency, as well as freedom to express views and stretch beyond boundaries. This has been achieved through practices that include:
This has resulted in BD in India having a high degree of employee engagement, lower than industry employee attrition rates (and zero attrition at the leadership level) and internal grooming of talent for leadership positions. For more on BD’s commitment to being an employer of choice and responsible corporate citizen, the Company’s Interim 2008 Sustainability Report is available online at http://www.bd.com/sustainability/ BD began operations in India in 1996 at its Bawal, Haryana facility, which is now one of the largest syringe and medical device manufacturing facilities in Asia. It employs 385 associates at five facilities in India -- a corporate office, manufacturing site and three regional sales offices. About BD BD, a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents, is dedicated to improving people’s health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug therapy, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases, and advancing research and discovery of new drugs and vaccines. The Company’s capabilities are instrumental in combating many of the world’s most pressing diseases. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD employs approximately 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the world. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. For more information, please visit www.bd.com.
