December 5, 2016, Shanghai — The selection results of Top Employers China 2017 are announced, specialty chemicals company LANXESS Greater China successfully received exclusive Top Employers China 2017 certification.

"We are deeply honored to be selected as one of the Top Employers China for 2017. Employee development and employee care are two fundamental aspects of LANXESS's performance culture. We have attached great importance to this matter ever since our company was founded 11 years ago. We believe employees are the foundation of the Company's future growth, and people development and care is an important part of our commitment to corporate social responsibility. Only by developing each individual can we move the organization forward and grow the big family together," said Ming Cheng Chien, CEO of LANXESS Greater China.

The annual international research undertaken by the Top Employers Institute recognises leading employers around the world: those that provide excellent employee conditions, nurture and develop talent throughout all levels of the organisation, and which strive to continuously optimise employment practices. Thanks to its extremely competitive staff welfare benefits, LANXESS Greater China is one of the select organisations to achieve the Top Employers China 2017 certification, which implies that LANXESS Greater China has joined the leading ranks of global top employers.

One staff member from LANXESS Greater China said: “LANXESS boasts unique corporate culture of advocating continual learning; speaking of training for employees, in addition to traditional classroom training and outdoor team activity, it also include development center, guidance and feedback, task learning and much more. Through continual learning and trial in company training, I become deeply aware of improvements in my professional ability, and have gradually clarified my future career directions”.

Crucial to the Top Employers process is that participating companies must complete a stringent research process and meet the required high standard in order to achieve the certification. To further reinforce the validity of the process, all answers were independently audited. The Top Employers Institute assessed LANXESS Greater China’s employee offerings on the following criteria:

•      Talent Strategy

•      Workforce Planning

•      On-boarding

•      Learning & development

•      Performance management

•      Leadership Development

•      Career & succession management

•      Compensation & Benefits

•      Culture

Ms. Nicole Jin, Country Manager China for the Top Employers Institute: “Top Employers Institute has a strict and high standard to accept the participants into the certification process. Only the companies who have the real interests in developing its talents and have a mature Human Resource foundation will pass the pre-screen. And the thorough certification process determined which companies finally made the certification. The validated research concluded that LANXESS Greater China provides an outstanding employment environment and offers a wide range of creative initiatives, from secondary benefits and working conditions, to performance-management programmes that are well thought out and truly aligned with the culture of their company. In fact, it deserves this honor.”