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Europe’s Best Employers 2025

The inaugural Europe’s Best Employers covers 1,000 companies across 26 industries. In the report, we look at Germany’s employee-employer decision making model; the attraction of working in financial services; why we need strong managers; good employment practices pay off at a retailer; and the benefits of working in tech

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Europe’s Best Employers 2025 — interactive ranking
The dominant industries represented in the list are retail, financial services and technology
Germany’s model of worker-employer decision-making proves resilient
Despite industrial strife and a rapidly changing workplace, close ties between companies and employees can be an asset
Financial services still a draw despite long hours and limited flexibility
Even with a recent raft of job cuts in the industry, high salaries and career development opportunities are a huge attraction
What makes a positive difference to the way that staff feel about work?
Good managers are a valuable asset and have a big impact at the team and company level
Mercadona: good employment practices pay off
The supermarket chain offers its employees benefits such as flexible hours and a profit sharing scheme
European tech sector’s working culture proves key to hiring talent
Attractions for employees include wellbeing support and opportunities to shape products for local markets