Premiere in the Undelucram.ro Top Employers 2024: Retail and financial banking sectors lead the top, while IT&C, the leading industry over the last ten years, has fallen sharply

JYSK, Philip Morris, and Deichmann are the most valued employers in 2024. Only one IT&C company entered the top 10 this year

- Retail and financial-banking sectors lead the top

- IT&C, the leading sector for the past decade, has fallen massively. Only one IT&C company is in the top 10 this year 

- Insurance enters the top for the first time

JYSK, Philip Morris, Deichmann, dm drogerie markt and Starbucks are the companies most appreciated by their employees, according to "Top Employers Undelucram.ro 2024", a ranking conducted by the Undelucram.ro platform, the largest online community of employees in Romania and one of the most important in Central and Eastern Europe. 

The ranking was based on anonymous feedback submitted by employees on the platform between October 2023 and October 2024. The Undelucram.ro ranking is the only one in Romania created as a result of employees' opinions and not based on the companies' public image. 

The position in the ranking is determined according to:

- the overall score (70%) 

- the score for five other criteria (each with a percentage of 6%) considered important by the employees: career opportunities; salary package; work/life balance; management; procedures and values.

This year's overall ranking is led by companies in retail (three organizations) and finance&banking (three institutions), with the remaining companies in quick serving restaurants, manufacturing and IT&C. 

The main change in this edition of the ranking is the existence of only one IT&C company in the overall ranking, the IT&C sector dominating the top for the last ten years. In addition, in most of the years, the first place has been occupied by IT&C companies: Microsoft, UiPath and MassMutual are just a few of the tech companies that have been in the top position over the years. 

"The results of this year's top 10 could be unexpected, but since 2022, we have observed a diversity in the industries represented in the top ten. For nearly a decade, the IT sector dominated this ranking, consistently placing the most organizations in the leading spots, and often even occupying the top position. However, this year marks a significant decline for the sector, with only one IT&C company making it into the top ten. On the other hand, companies in the retail and financial sectors have shown remarkable growth, with six of the top ten organizations coming from these two areas. JYSK, the leader in the current edition, has maintained a strong position, ranking in the top five for the past four years. Thus, JYSK is a very good example of best practices on the role of human interaction", stated Costin Tudor, CEO of Undelucram.ro.

"We are incredibly proud and honored to receive this award. It represents the collective effort of all our colleagues, to whom we extend our gratitude for their hard work and commitment every day. Achieving first place confirms that we are on the right path, and we promise to keep pushing forward. We remain committed to creating a workplace where our colleagues feel motivated and happy. Additionally, we aim to become the first choice for candidates seeking a career in retail, and this award brings us one step closer to that goal," stated Johanna Chivaran, HR Manager of JYSK Romania.

The insurance sector enters the top for the first time 

In addition to the general employers' top for large companies, Undelucucram.ro also provides industry specific rankings including sectors such as: insurance, banking, BPO and services, consultancy, engineering, IT&C, quick serving restaurants, food retail, non-food retail, production of consumer goods, industrial production, health and pharma, telecommunications.

The insurance category was included for the first time in this edition of the ranking, as it now meets the eligibility requirements.

Also, starting in 2022, Undelucram.ro has been conducting a ranking dedicated to SMEs (organizations with fewer than 250 employees).

“The ranking once again reflects the macro trends we have observed over the past year and a half. We see a global slowdown in IT&C, a resurgence in the financial-banking sector—which was the most appreciated sector before IT's growth—and a boom in non-food retail, an industry employing a significant number of young people,” added Costin Tudor.

The complete overall ranking, as well as the rankings by industry, will be available in the Top 100 Best Employers to Work for in 2025 Catalog published by Undelucram.ro in February 2025. Also in February, the most important trends in the labor market will be discussed at the Undelucram.ro Top Employers Conference.

THE GENERAL TOP 

1. JYSK Romania

2. Philip Morris Romania

3. Deichmann

4. dm drogerie markt

5. Starbucks Romania

6. Beko România

7. Provident Financial Romania

8. First Bank

9. Nagarro

10. Libra Internet Bank

TOP EMPLOYERS BY INDUSTRY

BANKING

1. First Bank

2. Libra Internet Bank

3. BCR

4. ING Bank Romania

5. CEC Bank

BPO & SERVICES 

1. Iron Mountain Romania

2. Accenture Romania

3. Allianz Services

4. Cegedim Service Center

5. Veo Worldwide Services

CONSULTANCY

1. BearingPoint Romania

2. KPMG Romania

3. Forvis Mazars

4. Deloitte Romania

5. PwC Romania

ENGINEERING

1. Bosch Romania

2. Bertrandt

3. Continental Romania

4.  Renault Group

5. Schaeffler Romania

IT&C

1. Nagarro

2. Porsche Engineering Romania

3. Betfair Romania Development

4. Ness Romania

5. Siemens Romania

QUICK SERVING RESTAURANTS

1. Starbucks Romania

2. McDonald`s Romania

3. KFC Romania

FOOD RETAIL

1. Lidl Romania

2. Kaufland Romania

3. Carrefour Romania

4. PENNY

5. Mega Image

NON-FOOD RETAIL

1. JYSK Romania

2. Deichmann

3. dm drogerie markt

4. Teilor

5. Dedeman

PRODUCTION OF CONSUMER GOODS

1. Philip Morris Romania

2. JTI Romania

3. Procter & Gamble

4. Molson Coors

5. Kellanova

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

1. Beko Romania

2. TenarisSilcotub

3. Hella Romania

4. Michelin Romania

5. Goodyear Romania

HEALTH & PHARMA

1. Dr. Max Romania

2. Catena

3. Regina Maria

4. Help Net Farma

5. Medlife

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

1. Nokia

2. Ericsson Romania

3. Vodafone Romania

4. Orange Romania

5. Digi Romania

INSURANCE 

1. NN Romania

2. BRD Asigurări de Viață

3. Groupama Asigurări

4. Allianz Țiriac Asigurări

SMEs

1. Veridion

2. Klass Wagen

3. ORTEC Central & Eastern Europe

4. Imobiliare.ro

5. Menatwork

This anniversary edition of the ranking is a moment of joy for us, the Undelucram.ro team. It is particularly important that, over more than 10 years, we have managed to build a community of dedicated professionals who truly value transparency and fairness in the job market in Romania. We thank the organizations that emphasize their relationship with employees, as well as the professionals in Romania who have provided anonymous feedback about the companies they work for this year as well.