Google has been named India’s most attractive employer according to Randstad’s 2026 survey, as employees increasingly value flexibility, workplace culture, and personal progression amid a dynamic and mobile labour market.
Google has been named India’s most attractive employer brand in Randstad’s Employer Brand Research 2026, as the latest survey suggests workers remain willing to move despite a clouded economic backdrop. The findings point to a labour market in which pay still matters, but flexibility, progression and workplace culture now carry comparable weight.
Randstad said the study drew on responses from nearly 3,500 people in India and more than 1,75,000 respondents across 34 markets. After Google, the top 10 in India included Tata Group, Amazon, Samsung India, Infosys, Reliance Industries, ITC Group, Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra and Dell Technologies, underscoring the continued pull of large technology-led and diversified conglomerates.
The research also shows how mobile Indian workers remain. About 46% of respondents said they plan to change jobs within the next six months, while 32% said they had already changed employers in the previous six months. Work-life balance emerged as the most important factor in choosing an employer, ahead of equal opportunities, career progression, salary and benefits, and company reputation. When asked why they leave, workers most often pointed to poor work-life balance, followed by limited career growth and low pay.
Narayan Iyer, managing director of Randstad India, said expectations had shifted since the pandemic and that employers are now judged on the full experience they offer, not on isolated perks. The report also found hybrid work has become the dominant model, with 42% of respondents in such arrangements, while fully remote work has fallen sharply since 2021. Younger workers were more likely than older colleagues to work remotely, and digital professionals were more likely to prioritise pay and cite stalled progression as a reason to quit. Randstad’s broader research notes that employers increasingly need to prove their employee value proposition rather than simply advertise it, a message that fits the current emphasis on flexibility, fairness and reputation.
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