Employer of Choice

ICL is determined to strengthen its position as an Employer of Choice. The Company aims to be a favorable place to work in every region in which it operates. \

Being an Employer of Choice (EoC) is one of ICL’s main cultural values and long-term strategic goals. This requires ICL to be trustworthy, transparent, and accountable, with the resolve to engage with its employees fairly and respectfully. The Company aspires to be an attentive organization, a place where its employees are proud to work and feel engaged and empowered to perform their jobs successfully.

ICL also strives to be an EoC by strengthening its value proposition to its employees by promoting its core values. As an EoC, ICL will be best positioned to retain and attract the best and most talented employees , which, in turn, will create opportunities for growth, both for the Company and its employees.

The Company conducts an annual global Employer of Choice Survey which addresses a variety of crucial dimensions such as: authority and empowerment, enablement, engagement, commercial excellence, sustainability, learning and development, meaning and product familiarity, ethics/CRS, pay and benefits, safety and more. The survey request was sent to ICL employees and had a very high response rate of 89% in 2022 (vs. 83% in 2021).

Annual survey results enable ICL to chart its employees’ inputs over the years, map its strengths, ascertain opportunities and review the challenges that remain. This practice helps the Company to build coherent improvement plans and to work together to make a difference, while constantly measuring progress. The levels of engagement and empowerment of ICL employees are above other high performing companies.

Key Takeaways From EoC Survey 2022

11,180 responses

89% response rate (83% in 2021 survey)

40% of EoC statements increased significantly vs. 2021

60% of EoC statements score significantly higher compared to high performing companies

82% of participants are happy to recommend ICL as a good workplace

As part of its learning and development activities, ICL creates unique people solutions designed to improve its position as an EoC. ICL leaders conduct workshops to introduce the results of the internal ICL EoC survey. Through a structured process, participants are encouraged to devise actions that will contribute to ICL’s improvement and strengthen the Company’s relationship with its employees. In this manner, employees are actively involved in achieving positive change for the benefit of the Company and its employees.

ICL aims to continue to improve its annual survey results.

ICL is ranked 1st place among Israeli industrial companies by BDI.

Best Companies To Work For (BDi Israel Ranking)

In Israel ICL also measures its progress as an EoC through its active participation in the BDi ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ ranking.

This survey-based ranking measures the views of Israeli employees and managers regarding their current and preferred places of work, and takes into account their companies’ investment in human capital.

In the BDi ranking for 2023, ICL was ranked 14th among the top companies to work for, and continued to be ranked 1st among all Israeli industrial companies

ICL aims to continue participating and improving its ranking among all Israeli companies.

ICL is one of the Top Workplaces in Greater St. Louis for the second year in a row.

ICL was nominated as one of the Top Workplaces in Greater St. Louis, USA for 2022. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered by Energage, an employee engagement survey company. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers critical to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.

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By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.