Batelco ‘Great Place to Work’ for second consecutive year

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Batelco has been ranked the number one certified organization in the telecommunications sector across the GCC in 2021 as a great workplace, by Great Place to Work® Institute Middle East; the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures.

This is the second consecutive year that Batelco has been recognised by GPTW as the only telecom in this region to achieve the certification. Batelco’s certification is based on direct feedback from all company team members.

Faisal Aljalahma, Chief Human Resources Officer, at Batelco said: “Over the past year, we have implemented several programmes and internal initiatives to motivate our team members, supporting them to unleash their full potential, which has contributed to the outstanding performance of Batelco during 2021.”

“As part of that, we have adopted a comprehensive career management framework designed for all business units to further facilitate team members’ growth and development, unlocking their potential by elevating the level of their capabilities and skills.”

“In addition, our customized executive education programme, delivered in collaboration with London Business School to provide Batelco with a continuous pipeline of high potential young team members to prepare future leaders within the organization, concluded successfully.”

Great Place to Work ME Group CEO, Dr Michael Burchell, said, “A leader in our regional telecom industry, they are the only telecommunications organization to be certified this year in the GCC.

Moreover, from over 10,000 applicants across 60 countries, Batelco has demonstrated a commitment to creating a great workplace for its people. And consumers can take pride knowing that they will receive outstanding service from employees that work in a great workplace.”