VTNZ Named New Zealand’s 2014 Best Workplace
VTNZ Named New Zealand’s 2014 Best Workplace
Auckland, New Zealand, 24 October 2014 – IBM Kenexa (NYSE:IBM) a global provider of business technology solutions for human resources, last night presented the award for New Zealand’s Overall Best Workplace of 2014 to Vehicle Testing New Zealand (VTNZ).
VTNZ beat 228 New Zealand organisations to receive this year’s top award as the best place to work in New Zealand. VTNZ also received the award for the Best Enterprise Workplace (750 or more employees). The awards were achieved based on the employees’ ratings in a confidential online survey. Their 750 plus employees graded their workplace and employers across twelve key categories including leadership, culture, recognition and engagement. The success this year follows VTNZ’s Most Improved Enterprise Workplace award in 2013.
Leighton Abbot, Senior Consultant, IBM Smarter Workforce for New Zealand, congratulated VTNZ on their continued success and on-going commitment to provide a great working environment for their staff. “VTNZ has demonstrated that through clear leadership and communication staff will remain motivated and engaged through significant change. The review of vehicle testing and licensing requirements has stimulated innovation in their business, and the increased commitment that their people have to the company speaks volumes about how they have turned a challenge into an opportunity.”
This year over 32,000 employees from 228 New Zealand organisations representing private and public sectors participated in the survey. 42 companies reached ‘finalist’ status across the five employee size categories: Small, Small-Medium, Medium-Large, Large and Enterprise. Three category winners received top place for the second year in a row.
Best Workplaces winners in each size category were: Hyundai Wairarapa – Eastwood Motor Group (Best Small Workplace), Giltrap Audi (Best Small-Medium Workplace), Mars New Zealand (Best Medium-Large Workplace), Overland Footwear (Best Large Workplace) and VTNZ (Best Enterprise Workplace). IBM also presented awards for the Most Improved organisations in each size category to CityLink, New Zealand Cricket, TSB Bank, Russell Group and Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
Overland Footwear, 2013’s overall winner, joined Flight Centre (NZ) in the Ten-Year League, the two organisations which have ranked consistently as a finalist in the survey year-on-year for ten or more years.
Eleven companies were recognised in the Five-Year League: AA Insurance, ADInstruments, Brother International NZ, FMG, Hyundai Motors New Zealand, Inspire Group, Maven International, Mars New Zealand, South Taranaki District Council, Trade Me and Warehouse Stationery.
The IBM Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey and Awards is New Zealand’s largest and longest running study of workplace climate and employee engagement. The annual programme identifies the best places to work in New Zealand as rated by their employees. Employees grade their workplace and employers across key categories including leadership, development, recognition and employee engagement.
For more information on the IBM Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey and Awards and a full list of the finalists, go to: www.bestworkplaces.co.nz
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IBM Kenexa
Best Workplaces 2014 full list of
winners:
Award Category | Winner(s) |
Overall Winner | VTNZ |
Best
Small Workplace (20-49 employees) | Hyundai Wairarapa – Eastwood Motor Group |
Best Small-Medium
Workplace (50-149 employees) | Giltrap Audi |
Best Medium-Large
Workplace (150-399 employees) | Mars New Zealand |
Best Large
Workplace (400-749 employees) | Overland Footwear |
Best Enterprise Workplace
Category (750+ employees) | VTNZ |
Most
Improved Small Workplace (20-49 employees) | CityLink |
Most
Improved Small-Medium Workplace (50-149 employees) | New Zealand Cricket |
Most Improved Medium-Large
Workplace (150-399 employees) | TSB Bank |
Most Improved Large
Workplace (400-749 employees) | Russell Group |
Most Improved Enterprise
Workplace (750+ employees) | Ballance Agri-Nutrients |
Five-Year League
Award for consistently ranking as one of New Zealand's best workplaces | AA
Insurance ADInstruments Brother International NZ FMG Hyundai Motors New Zealand Inspire Group Maven International Mars New Zealand South Taranaki District Council Trade Me Warehouse Stationery |
Ten-Year League
Award for consistently ranking as one of New Zealand's best workplaces | Flight Centre
(NZ) Overland Footwear |
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engagement survey and the definitive measure for ‘best
employer’ and 'employer of choice' claims in the country.
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