The 2025 list of the World’s Happiest Workplaces, published by WorkL, has recognized Nestlé, Unilever, and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as some of the happiest workplaces in Pakistan. The rankings, based on employee engagement and workplace happiness, highlight organizations excelling in fostering positive work environments.
Other top-ranking workplaces in Pakistan included Bank Alfalah, Pakistan Super League (PSL), the University of Karachi, Pakistan State Oil, Alltech, HBL Bank, Meezan Bank, Pakistan Petroleum, Jadeed, and Factory X, according to a press release.
Organizations achieving an overall happiness score of 95% in Pakistan included Titanicofficial, Unique Cycle Industry, Zong, Fazal Paper Mills, Infiniti Software, Bestway Cement, MCB Bank Limited, Mobilink, Flip Communication, Bank of Punjab, and Attock Refinery Limited.
Globally, South Africa’s DiFusion Technologies claimed the top spot with a perfect happiness score of 100%, followed by The Pavilion Shopping Centre in second place and the U.S.-based Avis Budget Group in third.
The rankings were compiled by WorkL, an employee experience platform, which evaluated over 100,000 organizations worldwide. More than a million employees participated in the 2025 awards by completing the anonymous “Happy at Work Test.” The test assessed factors such as well-being, job satisfaction, rewards and recognition, information sharing, empowerment, and fostering pride. Organizations scoring 70% or higher were included in the rankings.
