The Top Employers Institute has published a list of the top 11 companies in Africa based on their strength in human resources and ‘excellence’ in employee conditions.
The Holland based company said that a record number of 11 organisations achieved the Top Employers Africa 2017 certification.
In order to be eligible for the award, participating organisations must be certified in a minimum of four African countries.
The companies are evaluated across nine key areas: talent strategy, workforce planning, on-boarding, learning & development, performance management, leadership development, career & succession management, compensation & benefits, and culture.
The 11 Top Employers Africa 2017 are:
| # |
Company |
Industry |
| 1 |
AbbVie |
Pharmaceuticals |
| 2 |
Becton, Dickinson & Co |
11% |
| 3 |
DHL Express |
Logistics |
| 4 |
Dow Chemical Company |
Chemicals |
| 5 |
Ernst & Young |
Financial services |
| 6 |
G4S |
Private security |
| 7 |
Old Mutual |
Financial services
|
| 8 |
Orange |
Telecoms |
| 9 |
Philip Morris International |
Cigarettes and tobacco |
| 10 |
Unilever |
Consumer goods |
| 11 |
Vodacom |
Telecoms |
The Top Employers Institute also certified as many 86 institutions in South Africa for their excellence in employee conditions, up from 77 in 2016.
Microsoft South Africa was named South Africa’s top employer overall – regardless of sector or organisational size.
These are all the certified Top Employers, broken down by industry (companies listed in alphabetical order):
| State-owned enterprises |
| Airports Company South Africa |
Transnet Engineering |
| CSIR |
Transnet Freight Rail |
| Denel Land Systems (Denel SOC Ltd) |
Transnet Group Capital |
| IDC Limited |
Transnet National Ports Authority |
| SITA SOC Ltd |
Transnet Pipelines |
| SANRAL SOC Limited |
Transnet Port Terminals |
| Transnet SOC Ltd |
Transnet Property |
| IT / Telecoms |
| AdvTECH Limited |
MTN |
| Cell C (Pty) Limited |
Orange Business Services – South Africa |
| Dimension Data |
Samsung Electronics SA (Pty) Ltd |
| EMC Computer Systems South Africa (Pty) Limited |
SAP South Africa |
| Huawei Technologies |
Tata Consultancy Services (SA) (Pty) Ltd |
| Merchants SA (Pty) Ltd |
Vodacom (Pty) Ltd |
| Microsoft |
Wipro Technologies SA Pty Ltd |
| Automotive / Logistics / Security |
| Centurion Truck & Bus (Pty) Ltd |
MAN Truck & Bus (S.A.) (Pty) Ltd |
| DHL International (Pty) Ltd |
McCarthy Volkswagen/Audi |
| G4S South Africa |
Mercedes-Benz South Africa Ltd |
| Goodyear South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
OneLogix (Pty) Ltd |
| MAN Bus & Coach (Pty) Ltd |
Volkswagen Group South Africa |
| Finance / Insurance / Law |
| ENSafrica |
Mutual & Federal |
| EY South Africa |
Old Mutual |
| Legal Aid South Africa |
Sanlam |
| Liberty Group Limited |
Santam Ltd |
| Mazars |
Telesure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
| Resources / Chemical / Petroleum |
| African Rainbow Minerals Limited |
Palabora Mining Company |
| Anglo American Platinum Limited |
Richards Bay Minerals |
| BASF South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
Safripol (Pty) Ltd |
| Dow Southern Africa (PTY) LTD |
Total South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
| Foskor (Pty) Ltd |
|
| Retail / Consumer goods |
| adidas South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
Smollan |
| Clicks Group Limited |
The Spar Group |
| Nike South Africa |
Tiger Brands |
| Pernod Ricard South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd |
| Simba (Pty) Ltd |
|
| Production / Cigarettes & Tobacco |
| British American Tobacco South Africa |
Nestlé (South Africa) (Pty) Limited |
| Coca-Cola South Africa |
NWK Limited / Beperk |
| Godrej South Africa |
Philip Morris South Africa |
| Kimberly-Clark Southern Africa |
|
| Construction / Development / Property |
| AfriSam (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd |
Saint-Gobain Construction Products SA (Pty) Ltd |
| Group Five |
Orion Group |
| Hilti South Africa |
Redefine Properties Ltd |
| Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd |
|
| Pharmaceutical |
| AbbVie South Africa |
Sanofi |
| Becton Dickinson (Pty) Ltd |
Takeda SA |
| Novo Nordisk (Pty) LTD |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
| Pfizer |
|
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