What Defines a Great Workplace in 2026

Great Place To Work® ASEAN & ANZ announced the annual Best Workplaces™ in the Philippines 2026.

Synchrony Philippines (Large category), Hilton (Medium category), and Interconnected Business Process Inc. (Small category) lead this year’s Best Workplaces™ in the Philippines 2026.

Alongside these top performers, a total of 55 organizations were recognized across categories for consistently redefining workplace culture through trust, flexibility, and people-first leadership.

The recognition is based on insights from over 241,000 employees representing more than 450,000 workers nationwide, making it one of the most comprehensive workplace culture studies in the Philippines, powered by the Trust Index™ Survey.

“The organizations we recognize are proving that when trust is placed at the heart of a workplace, Filipino talent can lead,” said Charlies Plumley, general manager of Great Place To Work® Philippines, in a March 19 press statement. “These organizations are setting the benchmark of trust and inclusion, which will be the foundation of business leadership for the next generation.”

The Importance of Flexibility and Trust

While hybrid work has become more widely adopted, the leading organizations in this year’s list stand out in how they operationalize trust.

Cisco Philippines champions “Conscious Culture,” enabling employees to speak up, experiment, and bring their full identities to work, supported by digital tools and collaborative practices across time zones.

Synchrony Philippines turns flexibility into its default operating system. Employees co-designed a hybrid model where hubs are used for collaboration and coaching, not supervision, and performance is measured on outcomes rather than seat time. 

Teams at Conrad Manila, Hilton Manila, and Hilton Clark Sun Valley, meanwhile, rate Hilton highly on three factors that usually suffer in hospitality: well-being, opportunities to grow, and a sense of inclusion.

The Definition of a Great Workplace

The archetype of a great job in the Philippines was stable employment in a well-known brand, predictable hours, and a visible boss in a physical office. Today’s Best Workplaces prioritize flexibility, trust-based management, and remote or borderless operations.

For the Best Workplaces™ list, Great Place To Work® ranks companies using a survey of over 300,000 employees that measures trust in practical terms, including whether people believe their leaders are credible, feel respected in day‑to‑day interactions, see decisions as fair, and take pride in the team around them.

Other ranked companies across different size categories, such as Capital One Philippines, Interconnected Business Process Inc., and PSB Technology Services, build workplace culture as a core component of their operational models. These organizations use strategies like flexible work arrangements and value-based hiring to frequent employee recognition to maintain competitive environments.

“One of the distinguishing factors of Great Place To Work® is that our model is built on the idea of a great place to work for all, the ideal of inclusiveness,” said Evelyn Kwek, managing director of Great Place To Work® ASEAN & ANZ.

“As the Philippines builds its next-generation workforce, helping organizations scale and amplify a culture of trust, regardless of background or where people come from, is foundational,” she said in the same press statement.

The complete rankings can be found on the Great Place To Work® website.

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