- King placed among Newsweek’s 100 Global Companies Recognized
for Employee Sentiment and Satisfaction
- The mobile game developer, behind the world-famous Candy
Crush franchise, also secures place on The Sunday Times list of
Best Places to Work in the UK
King today announces two new accolades as it is recognized by
both Newsweek and the Sunday Times as one of the best
places to work. The awards assessed employee satisfaction across a
number of key areas, including company values, leadership, career
development and culture. King’s culture is one of diversity,
inclusion and fun - allowing employees to have impact on a global
scale as seen here.
The 2023 Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® from Newsweek is
the newest list in the Most Loved Workplace® collaboration with the
Best Practice Institute (BPI), a leadership development and
benchmark research company. The award summarizes that “King
challenges itself to dream bigger in a seriously playful way.”
Newsweek further credited King’s respectful management team that
prioritizes taking care of staff, a high-energy, high-growth
workplace and the opportunity employees have to be around amazing,
like-minded individuals.
The Newsweek results were determined after surveying more than 2
million employees from businesses with workforces varying in size
from 30 to more than 10,000. The list recognizes companies that put
respect, caring, and appreciation for their employees at the center
of their business model and, in doing so, have earned the loyalty
and respect of the people who work for them.
King was also listed as one of the best places to work in the
Sunday Times Best Places to Work. This nationwide workplace survey,
powered by WorkL, honours and celebrates Britain's top employers
and acknowledges the best workplaces for women, LGBTQIA+ community,
disabled employees, ethnic minorities, younger and older workers,
and wellbeing. Using an employee engagement survey, these awards
monitor employee engagement and wellbeing in the workplace.
Tjodolf Sommestad, President of King, said: “At King we
continually strive to create a caring and inclusive Kingdom where
everyone can show up as their authentic selves. To see this
acknowledged and rewarded by Newsweek and the Sunday Times is
exciting, and I’m proud of the culture we continue to cultivate.
King is an exceptional place to work, and this is thanks to all our
Kingsters who come together around our core purpose, making the
world playful.”
Nancy Cooper, Newsweek’s Global Editor in Chief, said:
"While workplace dynamics continue to evolve, the power of a
positive culture remains constant,” says Nancy Cooper, Global
Editor in Chief of Newsweek. “The companies featured on the 2023
Global Most Loved Workplaces® list embody this transformative
spirit, proving that when companies prioritize their people,
success naturally follows."
Chris Longcroft, EVP Publisher, The Times and The Sunday
Times, said: “The Sunday Times Best Places to Work awards
recognise companies that create a happier and fulfilling working
environment for all, by fostering engagement from their teams,
yielding great business and performance in return. Wishing all of
those companies who made the grade this year many
congratulations.”
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading
interactive entertainment company and the creator of the
world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game
hits including Farm Heroes Saga. Candy Crush is the top-grossing
franchise in U.S. app stores, a position it has held for the last
five years, and King's games are being played by 243 million
monthly active users as of Q1 2023.
King, a part of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), has game
studios in Stockholm, Malm�, London, Barcelona and Berlin and
offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More
information can be found at King.com or by following us on
LinkedIn, @lifeatking on Instagram, or @king_games on Twitter.
Appendix
Further information on Newsweek award
For the full Newsweek list of 2023’s Top 100 Most Loved
Workplaces®, please visit Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023
(newsweek.com).
Methodology
To identify the top 100 companies for the Newsweek ranking,
companies were evaluated and scored as follows: 35 percent of the
initial score was based on responses to BPI's proprietary Love of
Workplace survey. Another 25 percent was derived from analysis of
external public ratings from sites such as Comparably, Careerbliss,
Glassdoor, Indeed and Google. The final 40 percent came from direct
interviews with and written responses from company officials.
Newsweek then conducted additional research into every company on
the list, as well as the top runners-up, to determine the final
list of 100 companies and their rankings.
About Newsweek
Newsweek is the modern global digital news organization built
around the iconic, over 85-year-old American magazine. Newsweek
reaches 100 million people each month with its thought-provoking
news, opinion, images, graphics, and video delivered across a dozen
print and digital platforms. Headquartered in New York City,
Newsweek also publishes international editions in EMEA and
Asia.
About Best Practice Institute
Best Practice Institute is an award-winning leadership and
organization development center, benchmark research company, think
tank, and solutions provider. BPI is the certifying body for Most
Loved Workplace® and conducted the original research to create the
model and criteria for becoming a Most Loved Workplace®. BPI’s
research proves that Most Loved Workplaces® produce 3-4 times
better customer service, employee performance, and retention than
companies not loved by their employees.
Further information on Sunday Times award
For The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list and methodology ,
please visit here.
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