Best Employers in Philippines lead the way with a 16-point higher employee engagement score thanmarket average.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Media OutReach- 3 October 2018 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), aleading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk,retirement, and health solutions, has named four organisations as BestEmployers in Philippines for 2018.

BestEmployers in the Philippines achieved Employee Engagement scores of 88%,compared to a market average of 72%.  On an average, t hey also scored 12 points higher than market average acrossthe other Best Employer indices of Employer Brand, Effective Leadership, andHigh-Performance Culture.

In adynamic economic environment, Best Employers inspire their employees with acompelling vision. 87% of employees in Best Employer organisations agree thattheir seniorleadership provides them a clear direction for the future (13 points higherthan market average).

In addition, Best Employers have a total rewardsstrategy in place that focuses not just on pay but on benefits for both theemployees and their families as well. 81% of Best Employer employees feel thatthey receive appropriate recognition for their contributions (20 points higherthan market average) and 78% of them feel that theorganisation'sbenefit plan meets their and their family's needs well (market average, 63%).

The Aon Best Employers in Philippines for 2018 are:

In addition, three organisations received special recognition:

Marriott International, Philippinesand Sodexo Philippines were also named Best Employers Philippines 2018 throughthe Global programme.

Prashant Chadha, Managing Director, Malaysia &Philippines, Talent, Rewards & Performance

Aon said:"According to Aon's research,a 5% increase in employee engagement is linked to a 3% increase in revenue growthin the subsequent year. Faced with an increasing number of millennials and adiscerning workforce, Filipino companies must transform their employeeexperience to enhance customer experience. To achieve this, Best Employerscombine data, analytics and digital technology to create continuous dialoguethat drives self-sustaining improvement in their HR practices enablingemployees to work different and maximise their potential."

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

Aonplc (NYSE: AON) is a leading global professional services firm providing abroad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data andanalytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.

Forfurther information on our capabilities and to learn how we empower results forclients, please visit https://apac.aonhewitt.com