Google is the 'most attractive employer in India'

Google India is the "most attractive employer in India" followed by Sony India for the year, according to the latest Randstad Award survey.

The survey further indicates that pay cheques are not the only deciding factors for employee stickiness. The trends this year indicate that work-life balance and growth opportunities have become key deciding factors for an employee to stay in a company, said an Economic Times report.

"The drivers behind an employee's desire to stay with an employer have changed over the years. The year's survey clearly shows that work-life balance and career growth opportunities are the main factors for the Indian workforce to stay with an employer in addition to competitive salary," says Randstad India CEO Moorthy Uppaluri.

The survey was conducted across 150 large companies and covered around 8,560 employees in India. Of the total respondents, 42% admitted that good work-life balance was one of the important factors to stay with an employer. Also, a majority of the respondents preferred to work or move into sectors like information technology and communication followed by FMCG, retail and automobiles said ET.

Salary and employee benefits continue to be the top priority among the Indian workforce. The importance of salaries among employees has moved up further as compared to the 2014 study, followed by long-term job security, according to the survey.

Microsoft, which had been bagging the best employer award for the past few years, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame category this year.