Dabur International, a leading personal and healthcare company, said it was honoured with the ‘The Best Employer Award’ at the GCC Best Employer Brand Awards 2016, held recently in Dubai, UAE.

Dabur International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dabur India and is headquartered in Dubai, UAE.

The company was conferred the award for establishing a strong foundation in all areas of human resources (HR) building, practices and policies consistently in the last five years to make it a ‘Great Place to Work’, said a statement from the company.

Mohit Malhotra, CEO, Dabur International, said: “The recognition is a positive reinforcement of our excellent HR practices, policies and strategies that has helped us to emerge as an ‘Employer of Choice’.”

“It is an honour to become a company where people are eager to work with us, but at the same time it is a huge responsibility,” he said.

“As a multinational corporation, we focus on recruiting the best talents from across the region and retain them by constantly motivating them, providing recognition, responsibility, and career advancement so that they continue to evolve and contribute valuably towards the growth of the company,” he added.

Furthermore, the company’s head of HR - Rahul Bharti received the coveted ‘Chief Human Resource Officer of the Year Award’ at the gala night, said a statement.

Bharti said: “I am honoured to receive this award. I try my best to strategically draw the company’s talent and performance blueprint, ensuring that its talent acquisition and retention is in line with its business growth while building a culture of a global workforce.”

“Going forward, I will continue to drive innovative workforce initiatives with measurable excellence in employee engagement and retention to prove it,” he concluded.

Currently in its third year, the event was organised by the Employer Branding Institute and Stars of the Industry Group with CHRO Asia as the strategic partner and endorsed by the Asian Confederation of Businesses, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service