ELEKS Wins Best Employer Brand Awards Adria

ELEKS, an international ITU Member company, has been honored with the Best Employer Brand Awards Adria, a prestigious accolade recognizing outstanding employer brand management initiatives across the Adriatic region. This region encompasses Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Albania.

 

The award was granted to ELEKS for its successful implementation of the ELEKS Together initiative, a transformative project aimed at uniting a global workforce spread across 20+ locations worldwide.

 

As ELEKS expanded its global presence and opened new offices, the need arose to bring together teams of diverse cultural and national backgrounds. The company, which employs over 2,100 specialists across 15 countries—most of whom work remotely—launched ELEKS Together to foster connections and emphasize the value of each individual within the organization, regardless of geography or culture.

 

Key Components of the Initiative

1. Online and Offline Events

• Exploring Cultures: 

Between 2022 and 2024, ELEKS organized 16 events that engaged over 1,400 employees from Ukraine, Croatia, Argentina, Poland, Spain, and Romania—roughly 60% of the company’s global team. These events featured ELEKS employees as speakers, sharing insights into their own cultures through lectures, workshops, themed days, and culinary masterclasses. A standout event included a hybrid-format culinary session held in Croatia.

• Family-Friendly Activities: 

Reflecting its family-founded roots, ELEKS hosted 72 events as part of the initiative, including family days, children’s activities, themed gatherings, and office anniversary celebrations. These events attracted 383 children and more than 2,000 employees, emphasizing the company’s care for work-life balance.

• Corporate Volunteering through ELEKS Cares: ELEKS Cares united employees around meaningful causes. In 2023 alone, the program facilitated 52 volunteer projects across five countries—Ukraine, Poland, Croatia, Estonia, and the United States. These efforts engaged 350 volunteers and positively impacted over 5,600 people.

  2. A Centralized Microsoft Teams Workspace To foster communication, the Employee Relations team created a global channel on Microsoft Teams, connecting over 2,000 active participants. This platform serves both official announcements and informal interactions. A dedicated subchannel for corporate volunteering emerged as one of the most active spaces, enabling employees to share ideas and stories about their initiatives, thereby boosting engagement and collaboration.  

The ELEKS Together initiative has been one of the company’s most comprehensive communication campaigns, yielding remarkable results:

• 72 points in “Environment” (industry benchmark: 46);
• 75 points in “Social Well-Being” (benchmark: 58);
• 60 points in “Mental Well-Being” (benchmark: 36);
• 60 points in “Organizational Fit” (benchmark: 43);
• 78 points in “Peer Relationships” (benchmark: 61);
• 64 points in “Freedom of Opinions” (benchmark: 49).

 

By fostering inclusivity, engagement, and collaboration, ELEKS Together has solidified the company’s reputation as a leading employer in the Adriatic region and beyond.