Corporate Update
August 2025

Fortlane Partners is leading employer in 2025

Fortlane Partners has been recognized as LEADING EMPLOYER 2025 for its outstanding qualities as an employer and is thus once again among the TOP 1% of all employers in Germany. 

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Fortlane Partners is leading employer in 2025

We’ve been recognized as a LEADING EMPLOYER 2025!

 

This once again places us among the top 1% of employers in Germany, based on one of the most comprehensive studies of employer qualities. We’re proud that our efforts to create a strong culture and an attractive working environment continue to be acknowledged.

 

Top scores in culture & values, employee experience, and recruiting performance reflect the strength we’ve built so far. At the same time, we’re continuously improving, because great workplaces are built from the inside out.

 

 

 

About Leading Employers

LEADING EMPLOYERS is an independently conducted survey that represents the world's most comprehensive study of employer qualities in the meta-analysis format. More than 250 sources and twelve million metadata flow into the evaluations. In total, over 200,000 companies were included in the study.

 

How to recogniza a good employer

The meta-analysis focuses on a holistic approach considering all the key aspects that make up an outstanding employer: good working conditions and occupational safety, employee satisfaction, value perception, environmental awareness, HR expertise, talent communication and corporate image. The award highlights those employers who succeed in creating a company for people, valuing them, and offering a high-quality working environment and outstanding working conditions.

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