The Top Companies to Work For in the UAE in 2011 are:
| Rank | Company Name | Fast Facts | What makes them great |
| 1 | Microsoft GulfFZ LLC | www.microsoft.com Technology | Employees certainly benefit from Microsoft's "worklife balance charter", "onboarding roadmap" for new hires, and Gulf-based "employee experience" committee, but Microsoft also supports employees' efforts in getting involved in the community providing them three days each year to give back. |
| 2 | Fed Ex | www.fedex.com Transportation | FedEx's corporate philosophy of People-Service-Profit fosters the type of working environment that develops and rewards its employees while focusing on customer needs. |
| 3 | Pepsi Co Asia, Middle East & Africa | www.pepsico.com Food & Beverage | PepsiCo values are not only communicated, but are also audited to check for compliance and integration into their culture so that they know if they are doing well against their Values. |
| 4 | Marriott | www.marriott.com Hospitality | Marriott has a distinct culture where it inspires every employee to perform through its "Spirit to Serve" program. |
| 5 | Merck Serono | www.merck.de Pharmaceuticals | Every year, all of the employees of Merck from across the region come together for four or five days at an exotic location to celebrate their successes, develop teamwork, and plan for the future. |
| 6 | THE One | www.theone.com Retail | Employees are a part of the Tribe at The One, where it's more than selling home décor. It is about changing the world, and they have lots of opportunities to do so, including being involved in corporate social responsibility efforts such as The Onederworld Programme. |
| 7 | SHUAA Capital | www.shuaacapital.com Financial Services | SHUAA Capital is committed to the development of its employees through a phased development program that properly prepares staff members to be successful as they take on more responsibility. |
| 8 | Bayt.com | www.bayt.com Technology | Bayt.com takes employee suggestions very seriously and considers them to be reservoirs of business ideas which could lead to the 'next big thing' for the company. Internal sites are available to employees to offer administrative as well as innovative business suggestions and to share experiences and success stories that continuously feed into internal best practice. |
| 9 | Zayed University | www.zu.ac.ae Education | Zayed University launched a recognition program with the "platinum rule" of "recognizing people the way they want to be recognized". The overarching mission of this program is to energize and engage employees while fostering a culture of appreciation. |
| 10 | Dulsco LLC | www.dulsco.com HR & Industrial Services | Dulsco takes great pride in itself as a company and the 75 years it has been in service in the UAE. To celebrate this milestone the company organized year round 'Platinum Jubilee Celebration' activities every month of 2010. |
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