DOZ S.A. named World’s Best Workplace 2018
DOZ S.A., Pelion’s subsidiary managing Poland’s largest pharmacy chain DOZ Apteki dbam o zdrowie, was named among the World’s Best Workplaces 2018. It is the second time the company has received this recognition. Its employees again cited opportunities for continuous learning and development, underscoring the freedom in creating their own career paths.
During this year’s edition of the awards, organised by the Great Place to Work Institute, DOZ S.A. was also given the title of Ethical Standard Ambassador, which attests to the company’s compliance with the Standard of the Ethical Program developed by Global Compact Poland based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, setting out conditions for development of companies and institutions.
DOZ S.A. is a Polish business that rests on the best traditions of pharmacy. For more than 15 years now, the company has offered and developed pharmaceutical care in line with its mission statement: ‘PATIENT IN THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION’. What sets it apart is the meticulous care for detail and robust corporate governance. As a market leader, the company seeks out solutions and sets standards for companies within and outside the pharmaceutical sector. DOZ S.A. owes its recognition by the Great Place to Work Institute to a team of experienced and committed employees, who share values important to the company and are the cornerstone of its strong growth.
“To be eligible for the World’s Best Workplace award, a company must meet exacting criteria and have the trust and respect of its employees,” says Alicja Koleśnik, President of the Management Board of DOZ S.A. “What’s our recipe for success? First and foremost, our policy relies on clear rules: employment contracts, employment stability and attractive career paths. A combination of these factors with a relationship of trust between employees and the employer has paved the way for us to again receive accolades from the Great Place to Work Institute”.
The international awards programme, run for over three decades, is built around reliable employee opinion surveys about the employer and the workplace. The criteria and methodology are the same all over the world.
“When we collected the award last year, we pledged to make every effort to repeat the success. Our hard work has paid off and today we can celebrate the award again. Today, DOZ comprises 3,500 people, with as many as 3,000 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working at almost one thousand DOZ outlets across Poland, taking care to ensure safe drug treatment for patients. We create a friendly, stable and growth-oriented workplace ,” says Alicja Koleśnik, President of the Management Board of DOZ S.A.
Our business is founded on the tree core values of development, trust and commitment.
Searching for innovative solutions, DOZ S.A. constantly expands and refines the quality of its services to ensure the best standards of patient care in Poland and provide access to safe pharmacological treatment. The company is committed to knowledge and experience sharing in a consistent effort to improve the skills and abilities of its employees, ensuring they grow together with the organisation. Striving to win the trust of both patients and employees, DOZ S.A. is focused on responsible and transparent conduct and building relationships based on respect and integrity. DOZ S.A. builds commitment as its third pillar by inspiring employees to act, encouraging them to explore new solutions and making them part of the company’s key projects.
Strategic partners of this year’s edition of the Great Place to Work Institute’s awards are Konferedacja Lewiatan and Global Compact Poland. The awards gala was held under the auspices of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy Elżbieta Rafalska, the Association of Congress of Women and the Responsible Business Forum.
