Best Employers in China lead the way with a 10-point higher employee engagement score than market average.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MediaOutReach - 14 September 2018 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), aleading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk,retirement, and health solutions, has named eleven organisations as BestEmployers in China for 2018.

Aon Best Employers China 2018

Best Employers in China achieved employee engagement score of 78%, compared to a market average of 68%.  On average, they also scored 8 points higher than market average across the other Best Employer indices of Employer Brand, Effective Leadership, and High-performance Culture.

In a dynamic economic environment, BestEmployers inspire their employees with a compelling vision. 79% of employees inBest Employer organisations agree that their seniorleadership provides them a clear direction for the future (10 points higherthan market average).

In addition, Best Employers have a total rewards strategy in place that focuses not just on pay but learning and career opportunities as well. 70% ofBest Employer employees feel that they receive appropriate recognition fortheir contributions (7 points higher than market average) and 65% of them feelthat future career opportunities within their organisation look good (marketaverage, 55%).

The Aon Best Employers in China for 2018 are:

In addition, two organisations received special recognition:

Audrey Widjaja, Partner and Practice Leader, Talent, Rewards & Performance, Aon Greater China said: "AsChinese companies grapple with a multi-generational workforce and increasingcompetition for talent from start-ups, they must transform their people practices.Best Employers invest in continuous dialogue by combining data, analytics anddigital technology to create feedback loops that drive self-sustainingimprovement enabling staff to maximise their potential."

Peter Zhang, Chief Executive Officer, Aon Consulting, Greater China, said: "A 5%increase in employee engagement is linked to a 3% increase in revenue growth inthe subsequent year, according to Aon's research. Whenorganisations have high engagement levels, employees say positive things aboutworking there, strive harder in their jobs, and stay for the long term drivingbusiness performance. As Chinese companies aim to capture global markets, theymust have agile HR practices that enable them to work different to enhance bothcustomer and employee experience."

About Aon BestEmployers Programme

Aon Best Employers isa flagship programme, designed to improve employee engagement, leadershipeffectiveness, employer brand, and culture to drive high performance. It is themost credible and comprehensive study of its kind in Asia Pacific and MiddleEast. The study leverages on Aon's professional 3-tier assessment tools andincludes participants from a variety of industries--including finance, F&B,hospitality, pharmaceutical, and more. Now in its 18^thyear, the Aon Best Employers programme runs across 10 markets in the region:Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand,Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

For furtherinformation about the Aon Best Employers programme, visit: apac.aonhewitt.com/bestemployersasia

About Aon

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