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Why AGL’s staff are happier after a major plant closure
AGL will use the Liddell decommissioning as a blueprint for plant shutdowns, after it managed to move 100 per cent of workers into new roles.
- Agnes King
- Opinion
- Workplace
Employees want more autonomy, so it’s in bosses’ interest to listen
Convinced that happier workers are also more productive, Australia’s most progressive employers are giving staff greater freedom and choice.
- Euan Black
How teamwork broke the language barrier
A multiethnic workforce presents a unique challenge when it comes to training.
- Prashant Mehra
Family-focussed firm offers fertility benefits
Staff at Engage Squared can receive up to $5000 towards fertility treatments.
- Christopher Niesche
Employee wellbeing is a winner in the war for tech talent
In a competitive market where talent is the “most-prized commodity”, a tech workplace’s offering to their employees is crucial.
- Christopher Niesche
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April
The WFH January mandate: How bosses are retaining staff
Publisher Hachette offers a range of initiatives to help retain good staff, including a January work from home mandate.
- Sylvia Ramsey
Autonomy the key to career paths at this consumer giant
A shift in career planning and transparency in job ads have been central to keeping Unilever’s employees engaged.
- Prashant Mehra
Why these companies are Australia’s best places to work
An intensive and “confronting” two-year leadership program underpinned the decision to award online recruitment firm Seek the 2024 AFR BOSS Best Place to Work – Large Organisation.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- Opinion
The secrets to a happy workplace revealed
In a world where many leaders are putting in place back to office mandates, the best places to work prioritise freedom and choice.
- Amantha Imber
- Opinion
- Leadership lessons
No amount of leave offerings will compensate for poor leadership
Companies can have all the flexible and hybrid work arrangements and offer all the leave entitlements under the sun, but if their leaders are poor at leading, they will count for naught.
- Sally Patten
Planning delays transformed into social housing solutions at Toga
Property developer Toga turns vacant apartments and retail spaces in projects awaiting planning approval into pop-up accommodation for vulnerable communities.
- Larry Schlesinger
How these firms retained staff by helping them grow
Boutique management consultancy Grosvenor has won the professional services category of the 2024 AFR Best Places to Work list.
- Euan Black
How a weekly Shark Tank challenge turned The Royals family around
Suffering high turnover and low engagement, creative agency The Royals decided to carve out a day each week dedicated to one pitch. It worked.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
‘Support and empower’: How coaching can bring out the best in staff
Mindset Health provides its workers with coaching sessions that discuss ways to handle difficult situations or conflict and how to deal effectively with stress and over-work.
- Sian Powell
How this organisation prevented burnout for staff
A surge in complaints to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority led to a rethink of hiring and leave policies, adding 500 new staff to cope with the workload.
- Nina Hendy
This company pays you for your commute with extra days off
This fintech has taken a different approach to getting people back into the office and the results are paying dividends for diversity, too.
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Analysis
- AFR Reports
How we picked the award winners
The AFR BOSS Best Places to Work ranks the best workplaces in Australia and New Zealand across nine different industries.
- Amantha Imber
Why everyone kept their job in this merger
When Mercer and BT merged their superannuation funds, 99.6 per cent of staff remained with the business.
- Ayesha de Kretser
This policy has retained every mum on staff
Three months’ paid leave, six coaching lessons and $1000 for a new wardrobe – that’s what Hatched’s parents said they wanted. They got it.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Ventia creates careers for people with disabilities
ASX-listed infrastructure services company Ventia has increased the representation rate on some government contracts to 9 per cent.
- Larry Schlesinger
Solving the worker shortage with overseas recruits
NDIS provider Concept Care says a shortage of skilled disability care workers has driven the company to sponsor workers to come to Australia, helped with visas, loans and bank accounts.
- Sian Powell
April 2023
How we picked the award winners
The AFR BOSS Best Places to Work ranks the best workplaces in Australia and New Zealand across 10 different industries.
- Dr Amantha Imber
- Analysis
- Jobs
The war for top talent remains a key battle for businesses
This year’s AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list has again shown a variety of trends that employers are adopting to help retain and attract top talent.
- Dr Amantha Imber
Culture is king for successful workplaces
“Life is not just about what you do when you’re in the office,” says one of Australia’s leading finance CEOs.
- Sally Patten
‘We call our staff our family’: this childcare’s workplace mantra
Rise and Shine Kindergarten and the Australian Network on Disability are finalists in the Government, Education and Not-for-Profit category in 2023 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list.
- Julie Hare