{"id":43683,"date":"2023-10-20T15:30:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/the-50-best-places-to-work-in-australia-revealed-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:30:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:30:23","slug":"the-50-best-places-to-work-in-australia-revealed-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-50-best-places-to-work-in-australia-revealed-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"The 50 best places to work in Australia revealed – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Companies that specialise in software development and information technology make up almost half of the best 50 places to work in Australia, according to the latest list produced by research institute Great Place to Work Australia.<\/p>\n

The ninth annual list of great places to work in Australia is based on surveys of close to 52,000 employees from 135 companies, which were conducted between October 2015 and July 2016, as well as an evaluation of the employers\u2019 policies and procedures by Great Place to Work Australia.<\/p>\n

According to the research institute\u2019s definition, a great place to work is \u201cwhere you trust the people you work with, have pride in what you do, and enjoy the people you work with\u201d.<\/p>\n

Prominent IT and software companies to feature on the list include Salesforce, which topped the list of employers with 100 employees or more.<\/p>\n

Atlassian came in third on the same part of the list, while SAS Australia was ranked 15th and Envato took 17th position.<\/p>\n

Cloud service provider Rackspace Australia took out the top honour for the best places to work in Australia with under 100 employees, with Meltwater News Australia, Campaign Monitor and BigCommerce also featuring on the list of smaller employers.<\/p>\n

Retailers were also represented on the lists, with cosmetics retailer MECCA Brands coming in at number four on the list of employers with more than 100 employees, and Vinomofo coming in at number 22 on the list of employers with under 100 employees.<\/p>\n

Companies in the healthcare, professional services, manufacturing, biotechnology, construction and financial services sectors also appear on the list.<\/p>\n

What makes a great place to work<\/h3>\n

IT services provider Insentra has been operating for six-and-a-half years and managing director Ronnie Altit says his focus from day one has been on the company\u2019s internal corporate culture.<\/p>\n

Insentra was ranked as the eighth best place to work with under 100 employees and Altit told SmartCompany<\/em> the ranking is a \u201ctestimony\u201d to Insentra 42 employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of our core values is \u2018one team, one dream\u2019,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis helps everyone see we are realising our dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Insentra is a consultancy firm that aims to assist other IT sellers in a variety of areas, including data protection, data security, and cloud and migration services.<\/p>\n

Altit says the business has \u201czero voluntary turnover\u201d of staff and a key part of developing this culture has been placing complete trust in employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hire very intelligent people. They are adults, who behave like adults and so we treat them like adults,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not skilled in running a daycare centre and I don\u2019t want to run an adult daycare centre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, Altit says his role is to \u201cremove barriers\u201d for his employees to enable them to do the best they work they can.<\/p>\n

One way Insentra encourages this is through its \u201cpebble in the shoe\u201d policy. Employees are encouraged to come to management with a problem while it is still a \u201cpebble in their shoe\u201d and not to \u201cwalk around with it and let it turn into a blister\u201d. Staff are also told they can take their issues straight to Altit as managing director, without fear of bypassing their immediate managers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI consider my staff first and clients second, because my employees consider the clients first,\u201d Altit says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to help staff become better versions of themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 50 best places to work in Australia<\/h3>\n

Employers with 100 or more employees<\/p>\n

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  1. Salesforce<\/li>\n
  2. Stryker South Pacific<\/li>\n
  3. Atlassian<\/li>\n
  4. MECCA Brands<\/li>\n
  5. Adobe Systems<\/li>\n
  6. Optiver<\/li>\n
  7. MEC<\/li>\n
  8. NetApp Australia<\/li>\n
  9. Summit Homes Group<\/li>\n
  10. OMD<\/li>\n
  11. Nova Group<\/li>\n
  12. The Physio Co<\/li>\n
  13. Autodesk Australia<\/li>\n
  14. AbbVie<\/li>\n
  15. SAS Australia<\/li>\n
  16. ansarada<\/li>\n
  17. Envato<\/li>\n
  18. Mars Australia<\/li>\n
  19. InfoTrack<\/li>\n
  20. Kronos Australia<\/li>\n
  21. Employsure<\/li>\n
  22. PEXA<\/li>\n
  23. Odecee \u2013 A Cognizant Company<\/li>\n
  24. Estee Lauder Companies<\/li>\n
  25. Swisse Wellness<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Employers with under 100 employees<\/h3>\n
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    1. Rackspace Australia<\/li>\n
    2. Wavelength International<\/li>\n
    3. 4mation Technologies<\/li>\n
    4. Altis Consulting<\/li>\n
    5. Zinc<\/li>\n
    6. Re-Engage Youth Services<\/li>\n
    7. The BlueRock<\/li>\n
    8. Insentra<\/li>\n
    9. Kinnect<\/li>\n
    10. Mexia<\/li>\n
    11. Meltwater News Australia<\/li>\n
    12. Campaign Monitor<\/li>\n
    13. Amicus<\/li>\n
    14. BigCommerce<\/li>\n
    15. Maxus Communications<\/li>\n
    16. Cobild<\/li>\n
    17. Actelion Pharmaceuticals Australia<\/li>\n
    18. Sitback<\/li>\n
    19. i2C Design & Management<\/li>\n
    20. Amobee<\/li>\n
    21. Announcer Group<\/li>\n
    22. Vinomofo<\/li>\n
    23. Ivy College<\/li>\n
    24. Gen5 Group<\/li>\n
    25. Concur Technologies Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This article was first published on SmartCompany.<\/em><\/p>\n

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