Four South African companies have been added to the top employers list by the Top Employers Institute.
The four companies included on the list are: CEF Group, IQ Business, Mondi South Africa and Shoprite Checkers.
This is an addition to the more than 130 businesses named as top employers in South Africa by the institute in January this year.
The Top Employers Institute Certification Programme involves an independently audited and fact-based HR Best Practices Survey, as well as validation to ensure truthful answers.
The survey covers six domains and 20 subtopics:
– Steer: business strategy; people strategy; and leadership.
– Shape: organisation and change; digital HR; and work environment.
– Attract: employer branding; talent acquisition; and onboarding.
– Develop: performance; career; and learning.
– Engage: well-being; employee listening; rewards and recognition; and offboarding
– Unite: purpose and values; ethics and integrity; diversity, equality and inclusion; and sustainability.
In 2023 and 2024, organisations and leaders had much to consider, with many things in changing.
David Plink, CEO of Top Employers Institute said that in his 16 years with the Institute, there are two characteristics that he has observed consistently within the members of the Top Employers community.
“First, certified Top Employers go above and beyond for their people. They are the embodiment of people focus,” Plink said.
“Secondly, not a single Top Employer got certified without always striving for more; to learn, to become better and to stay curious at all times; people-focused and a growth mindset.”
Here is the full list of South Africa’s 142 top employers in no particular order:
| Company name | Industry |
| PepsiCo South Africa | Food and Beverages, Manufacturing |
| Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa | Automotive, Manufacturing |
| Alexforbes | Financial Services |
| Savino Del Bene South Africa | Transport and Logistics |
| Mediclinic South Africa | Healthcare |
| Forvia Faurecia | Automotive |
| BASF South Africa (Pty) Ltd. | Automotive, Chemicals, Manufacturing |
| Impala Member of the Implats Group | Mining |
| MultiChoice Group | IT, Media/Advertising, Telecommunications |
| Monocle | Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Professional Services |
| Mr Price Group Limited | Finance Services, Retail |
| Bayer (Pty) Ltd | Chemicals, Consumer Goods and Services, Pharmaceuticals |
| Plennegy (Pty) Ltd | Automotive, Consumer Goods and Services |
| BMW Group South Africa | Automotive, Financial Services, IT, Manufacturing |
| Stryker South Africa Pty Ltd | Healthcare |
| Western Cape Government | Public Sector |
| MAN Automotive (South Africa) Proprietary Limited | Automotive |
| AfroCentric Group | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals |
| McDonald’s South Africa | Food and Beverages |
| Thungela Resources | Mining |
| McCain Foods | Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages, Manufacturing |
| Unitrans Supply Chain Solutions (Pty) Ltd | Transport and Logistics |
| Weir Minerals South Africa | Engineering |
| Absa Bank Limited | Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Professional Services |
| MTN South Africa | Telecommunications |
| BCX | IT |
| Daimler Truck Southern Africa | Automotive, Financial Services, Manufacturing |
| Anglo American | Mining |
| Pfizer | Pharmaceuticals |
| Cipla South Africa | Pharmaceuticals |
| Massmart | Retail |
| Bridgestone | Automotive, Manufacturing |
| Evolution Credit Limited | Financial Services |
| Zensar South Africa (Pty)Ltd | IT |
| Dr Reddy’s Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals |
| African Bank Ltd | Banking, Financial Services |
| Schauenberg Systems | Mining, Manufacturing |
| Diversey SA (Pty) Ltd | Chemicals |
| Diageo South Afruca (Pty) Ltd | Consumer Goods and Services |
| IG Markets South Africa | Financial Services, IT |
| EOH Holdings LImited | Engineering, IT, Professional Services, Telecommunications |
| Caterpillar Southern Africa (PTY) Ltd | Construction, Energy, Engineering, Mining, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics |
| Acciona | Construction, Engineering, Financial Services, Real Estate |
| Boston Scientific South Africa (Pty) Ltd. | Healthcare |
| Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa | Energy |
| Merchants SA | Professional Services |
| Airbus Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd | Engineering, Manufacturing, Telecommunications |
| Makosi SA (Pty) Ltd | Professional Services |
| LegalWise South Africa (RF) (Pty) Ltd | Financial Services, Insurance, Professional Services |
| Nutun Digital Business Services | Financial Services, Professional Services |
| Kerry Ingredients SA Pty Ltd | Food and Beverages, Manufacturing |
| Workforce Staff Pty Ltd | Professional Services, Recruitment |
| Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Proprietary Limited | Consumer Goods and Services, Pharmaceuticals |
| Tsebo Solutions Group (Pty) Ltd | Construction, Consumer Goods and Services, Electronics, Engineering, Energy, Food and Beverages, Professional Services, Utilities |
| BP Southern African | Energy |
| Isuzu Motors South Africa (Pty) Ltd. | Automotive |
| Mccormick South Africa | Food and Beverages |
| Vedanta Zinc Internanational | Mining |
| Telkom SA Soc Limited | Engineering, IT, Real Estate, Retail, Telecommunications |
| Agricultural Research Council | Public Sector |
| DHL Supply Chain (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd | Automotive, Consumer Goods and Services, Engineering, Food & Beverages, Manufacturing, Mining, Retail, Transport and Logistics |
| Gautrain Management Agency | Public Sector, Transport and Logistics |
| Twizza (PTY) Ltd | Food and Beverages, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics |
| Canon South Africa (PTY) Ltd | Consumer Goods and Services, Electronics, IT |
| Bureau Veritas South Africa Group | Professional Services |
| OUTsurance | Financial Services, Insurance |
| Transunion Africa | Financial Services |
| Kimberly-Clark South Africa | Consumer Goods and Services |
| Astrazeneca (Pty)Ltd | Pharmaceuticals |
| Medshield Medical Scheme | Insurance |
| AECI Limited | Chemicals, Construction, Food and Beverages, Manufacturing, Mining, Real Estate |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited | Financial Services, Insurance |
| National Lotteries Commission | Financial Services. Public Sector |
| Komatsu Mining Corp. Group | Manufacturing, Mining |
| PnS Group | Consumer Goods and Services, Retail |
| Dark Fibre Africa Proprietary Limited | Telecommunications |
| Hewlett-Packard South Africa (Pty) Ltd | IT |
| Puma South Africa | Retail |
| RCL Foods | Food and Beverages, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics |
| Herbalife | Retail |
| DHL International (Pty) Ltd t/a DHL Express | Transport and Logistics |
| Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd | Construction, Mining, Utilities |
| Sanofi | Pharmaceuticals |
| Saint-Gobain Construction Products South Africa | Manufacturing |
| Smollan | Consumer Goods and Services, Retail |
| Samsun Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Telecommunications |
| Vodacom Pty Ltd | Telecommunications |
| Redefine Properties | Real Estate |
| Heineken Beverages (PTY) Ltd | Food and Beverages, Manufacturing |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Engineering, Healthcare |
| ATNS | Public Sector, Transport and Logistics |
| RCS Cards | Financial Services |
| Mondelez International | Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages |
| Toyota South Africa | Automotive, Manufacturing |
| Novartis South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Pharmaceuticals |
| Becton Dickinson (Pty) Ltd | Healthcare |
| JTI South Africa | Consumer Goods and Services |
| Santam Ltd | Insurance |
| Dimension Data | IT, Professional Services, Telecommunications |
| Hilti South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Construction, Engineering, Mining |
| GZ Industries South Africa (Pty) Limited | – |
| Shoprite Group of Companies | Retail |
| Unilever South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages, Manufacturing |
| African Rainbow Minerals | Mining |
| Sanlam | Financial Services |
| Government Employees Medical Scheme | Healthcare |
| Firstrand | Banking, Financial Services, Insurance |
| Genpact | – |
| IQ Business | Professional Services |
| Mondi SA | Manufacturing, Engineering, Professional Services |
| CEF Group | Energy, Mining Public Sector |
| Philip Morris | Consumer Goods and Services |
| Palabora Mining Company (Pty) Ltd (HBIS Group – PMC) | Mining |
| Legal Aid South Africa | Public Sector |
| Nashua (Pty)Ltd | – |
| Cell C Limited | Telecommunications |
| Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages | Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages |
| Accenture (South Africa) (Pty)Ltd | IT, Professional Services |
| DHL Global Forwarding South Africa (PTY) Limited | Transport and Logistics |
| Discovery | Banking, Financial Services, Insurance |
| HCLTech | IT |
| Law for All | Insurance, Professional Services |
| Medtronic Africa PTY Ltd | Healthcare |
| Mercedes-Benz South Africa Ltd | Automotive |
| CHEP South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Consumer Goods and Services. Transport and Logistics |
| Coca-Cola Africa (Pty) Ltd | Consumer Good and Services, Food and Beverages |
| Huawei Technologies Africa (Pty) Ltd | IT, Telecommunications |
| Volkswagen Group South Africa | Automotive, Manufacturing |
| Financial Service Conduct Authority | – |
| Engie South Africa | – |
| LexisNexis South Africa | – |
| Avbob | Financial Services, Insurance |
| Lactalis South Africa | Engineering, Food and Beverages, Manufacturing |
| EPPF | Financial Services |
| The South African Breweries | – |
| Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd | Engineering, Manufacturing |
| Tiger Brands Ltd | Consumer Goods and Services, Food and Beverages |
| Clicks Group Limited | Consumer Goods and Service, Healthcare |
| Shell South Africa | Chemicals, Energy, Manufacturing |
| Total Energies Marketing South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Chemicals, Energy |
| Acino Healthcare Group | Pharmaceuticals |
