10 Best SA Companies To Work For In 2016
1. Unilever South Africa
According to the Top Employers report, Unilever South Africa does a good job in taking care of its employees. The company was voted the top employer in the country for two years running, ensuring that people covet the possibility of working for the world’s third largest consumer goods company after Procter and Gamble and Nestle. Unilever has 3,500 staff in the country, and is responsible for hundreds of brands, including the likes of Omo, Sunlight, Axe, Lipton and Knorr, amongst many others.
2. Old Mutual
Financial services giant Old Mutual was able to secure the top employer spot as the best financial services and insurance provider to work at for the fifth consecutive year, while it is the second best out of all companies. It is also considered a top employer on the African continent in general, doing well in all eight countries that it currently serves, which include Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
3. Vodacom South Africa (Pty) Ltd
is a mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 55 million customers. From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include networks in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho and provides business services to customers in overb40 African countries such as Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Kenya, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, and Cameroon.
4. JSE Ltd
We are the market of choice for local and international investors looking to gain exposure to the leading capital
markets in South Africa and the broader African continent. The JSE is currently ranked the 19th largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalisation and the largest exchange in the African continent.
5. Nestlé (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
“The Nestlé world is a world of opportunity, where you can enhance the quality of life, for yourself, for your career and for the world.”
6. Coca-Cola South Africa
There’s something special about The Coca-Cola Company. There’s a sense of pride that comes from building brands people love and making the most of ourselves as a company and as individuals. Coca-Cola is among 25 multinationals recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute as the world’s top global employers.
7. MTN South Africa
MTN has gone a long way since its inception as the leading provider of voice and data services. Following the acquisition of a number of independent service providers in South Africa, MTN has developed solutions that enhance customer experience in m-commerce, telemetry, mobile banking and telemedicine. The company walked away with the 2011/2012 Corporate Research Foundation Best Employer award.
8. Cell C
Cell C is a leading mobile provider in South Africa, offering a wide range of services and mobile and data deals.
9. Microsoft South Africa
Founded in 1975 by childhood friends Paul Allen and Bill Gates, the American computer software company is a well-known leader in the industry.
10 . Vodacom Group Ltd
Vodacom has been one of thee leading telecommunications provider in South Africa, which has a corporate wellness programme that includes an Employee Assistance Programme, HIV and Executive Health Management Programmes.
