Malabar Gold & Diamonds received the award for ‘Best Employer Brand 2022’ at the ninth GCC Best Employer Brand Awards held recently. The brand earned the recognition for its "excellent working culture and employee relations", the leading jeweller said in a statement. The award ceremony was conducted as part of the World Human Resources Development Congress, which brings together thousands of professionals from some 133 countries and has been held regularly since 1993. Deepak Ravindran, HR head of Malabar Gold & Diamonds - International Operations, received the award on behalf of the organisation. Malabar Gold & Diamonds is the flagship company of Malabar Group, a leading, diversified Indian business conglomerate. With a workforce of 14,000 employees from a diverse range of backgrounds, the management team members at Malabar Gold & Diamonds come from 25 countries and speak over 50 languages, and have been highly trained to manage the varied sensibilities of the company’s immense customer base. The brand also invests considerable time and resources in skill development for employees with regular workshops and classes, the statement notes.
“Providing our employees with a comfortable and thriving work environment, extensive opportunities for professional and personal growth, with due importance given to their happiness and satisfaction, has always been a top priority at Malabar Gold & Diamonds. The experienced workforce that we deploy in all our stores is one of the major driving forces behind our success and it gives us great pleasure to be felicitated as the 'Best Employer Brand'. We will continue to nurture a healthy and safe workspace for our staff and ensure that our brand elevates its standards of a sustainable work environment,” said Abdul Salam K P, vice-chairman, Malabar Group.
Maintaining a culture of wellness at work, the company places special emphasis on women's empowerment and gender equality and has taken great care to establish a bias free place of work for all genders. Integrating the principles of ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) into its core business, the company sets aside 5% of its profits towards women's empowerment, housing, health, education and environment. The ESG goals of the organisation are periodically strengthened by integrating responsibility and sustainability to remain a socially conscious and responsible organisation.
“Providing our employees with a comfortable and thriving work environment, extensive opportunities for professional and personal growth, with due importance given to their happiness and satisfaction, has always been a top priority at Malabar Gold & Diamonds. The experienced workforce that we deploy in all our stores is one of the major driving forces behind our success and it gives us great pleasure to be felicitated as the 'Best Employer Brand'. We will continue to nurture a healthy and safe workspace for our staff and ensure that our brand elevates its standards of a sustainable work environment,” said Abdul Salam K P, vice-chairman, Malabar Group.
Maintaining a culture of wellness at work, the company places special emphasis on women's empowerment and gender equality and has taken great care to establish a bias free place of work for all genders. Integrating the principles of ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) into its core business, the company sets aside 5% of its profits towards women's empowerment, housing, health, education and environment. The ESG goals of the organisation are periodically strengthened by integrating responsibility and sustainability to remain a socially conscious and responsible organisation.