Merchants is proud to announce that it has been officially certified by the Top Employers Institute for its exceptional employee offerings.
The annual international research undertaken by the Top Employers Institute recognises leading employers around the world: those that provide excellent employee conditions, nurture and develop talent throughout all levels of the organisation, and which strive to continuously optimise employment practices. Merchants has been awarded the exclusive Top Employers South Africa 2015 certification.
The Top Employers Institute globally certifies excellence in the conditions that employers create for their people. It has just announced the results of this year’s research into the employee conditions of significant employers in South Africa. Merchants is one of the select organisations to achieve the Top Employers South Africa 2015 certification and delighted to be officially recognised as a leading employer.
Crucial to the Top Employers process is that participating companies must complete a stringent research process and meet the required high standard in order to achieve the certification. To further reinforce the validity of the process, all answers were independently audited, meaning this research has verified Merchants’ outstanding employee conditions and earned them a coveted spot among a choice group of certified Top Employers.
The Top Employers Institute assessed Merchants’ employee offerings on the following criteria: Talent Strategy; Workforce Planning; On-boarding; Learning & Development; Performance Management; Leadership Development; Career & Succession Management; Compensation & Benefits; and Culture.
Samantha Crous, regional director: South Africa and Benelux for the Top Employers Institute, says, “Optimal employee conditions ensure that people can develop themselves personally and professionally.
“Our comprehensive research concluded that Merchants provides an outstanding employment environment and offers a wide range of creative initiatives, from secondary benefits and working conditions, to performance-management programmes that are well thought out and truly aligned with the culture of their company.”
“Merchants is proud to have been granted Top Employee status for the 3rd year. The work we do in the field of HR is vital to our organisation as this forms the foundation of everything we do around ensuring we put our People First.
“We will continue to work to make a difference in the lives of our Merchants People and the wider community. The recognition of this awards ensures we are on the right path to provide the ideal working environments for our People to grow and development and hopefully achieves what they never thought was possible,” says Jennifer Algie, people executive at Merchants
