{"id":779123,"date":"2024-06-26T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=779123"},"modified":"2024-06-26T15:46:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T13:46:03","slug":"these-are-the-top-employers-in-south-africa-including-new-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/779123\/these-are-the-top-employers-in-south-africa-including-new-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the top employers in South Africa – including new entries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Shoprite Group of companies has joined the list of over 140 businesses named as top employers in South Africa by the Top Employers Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group announced on Wednesday (26 June) that it received its certification, which reflects its position as the largest single private-sector employer in South Africa, with over 160,000 employees on its books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Certification is awarded solely to companies whose Human Resources (HR) practices meet international best-practice standards,” it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This involves a rigorous evaluation process \u2013 including an independently audited and fact-based HR Best Practices Survey that assesses hundreds of practices, processes and policies \u2013 to ensure authenticity and quality.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top employers for 2024 were first announced in January when Vodacom Group was named as the number one top employer in the country<\/strong><\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 10 overall employers were ranked as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Vodacom<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. HCL Technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Unilever South Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Mondelez International<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Daimler Truck SA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. =Accenture SA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. =Heineken Beverages<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Santam<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Novartis SA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Mercedes Benz SA<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Since the start of the year, when 137 companies were listed as top employers, five more have been added, including Shoprite, taking the total to 142<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The five new top employers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n