China — Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company, today announced the launch of the Hewitt Best Employers in China 2011 study.

The Hewitt Best Employers in China 2011 study provides insights into alignment of people practices to business. It enables an organization to measure the effectiveness of its people practices, and identifies a shortlist of the Hewitt Best Employers in China 2011.

Organizations can now register and participate in the largest employee research project of its kind, expected to represent the views of over two million employees across the APAC region.

Ms. Jenny Li, General Manager of Hewitt Associates Greater China, said, "With the Hewitt Best Employers in China 2011 study, we complete a decade of the study in the region.  The Best Employers study does not only allow participating companies to gain a good employer reputation and branding in the market, but also endeavor to achieve sustainable improvement in employee engagement and business performance through research and analysis on cutting-edge people practices. 

The 2011 study will have an increased focus on alignment of people practices to business. We will study business impact of positive people practices, and evaluate the actions and behaviors of different employee segments that enable improved business performance."

The Hewitt Best Employers in China 2011 study forms part of the Hewitt Best Employers in APAC study, which spans over 11 markets including Australia/New Zealand, China (mainland), Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore and Thailand.

Companies can register their interest to participate in the study by visiting www.hewitt.com/bestemployerschina. 

The Hewitt Best Employers are selected by an independent judging panel comprised of leading academics and eminent business leaders. Participation is strictly confidential. Only those organizations named Hewitt Best Employers are identified publicly.

About Hewitt Associates
Hewitt Associates provides leading organizations around the world with expert human resources consulting and outsourcing solutions to help them anticipate and solve their most complex benefits, talent, and related financial challenges. Hewitt works with organizations to design, implement, communicate, and administer a wide range of human resources, retirement, investment management, healthcare, compensation, and talent management strategies. With a history of exceptional client service since 1940, Hewitt has offices in more than 30 countries and employs approximately 23,000 associates who are helping make the world a better place to work. For more information, please visit www.hewittasia.com.

Jiang Tong,  Hewitt Associates,  +86.10.6587.5800
Jane Zhou,  Hewitt Associates,  021-23066910