Overland Footwear Named NZ's Best Workplace

Overland Footwear Named New Zealand’s Best Workplace for Second Consecutive Year

Auckland, N.Z. (October 31, 2013) – Kenexa, an IBM Company (NYSE:IBM) and global provider of business solutions for human resources, tonight presented the award for New Zealand’s Overall Best Workplace of 2013 to Overland Footwear. 

The retailer scooped this year’s top award, along with the Best Large Workplace accolade for 2013, after employees were invited to confidentially rate the culture and climate of their workplace.  The organisation also held its position in Kenexa’s Five-Year league after ranking as one of New Zealand’s best workplaces for the ninth year in a row.

Sanchia Yonge, IBM’s GM Smarter Workforce for Australia and New Zealand, said Overland Footwear was the first organisation in the award’s history to win in two consecutive years.

“Overland is a standout winner and its consistent appearance in the awards demonstrates the importance its leadership places on attracting and retaining passionate employees with a sense of style that aligns with the values of the business,” said Ms Yonge.  

Over 240 organisations took part in this year’s Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey, with close to 39,000 employees rating their workplaces.   

“New Zealand employers are placing increasing importance on creating a Smarter Workforce – one that is collaborative, communicative and innovative – to improve business performance. Companies are recognising that high levels of engagement among employees can have a dramatic impact on their bottom line and paint the future success of the business,” said Ms Yonge.

Best Workplaces winners in each size category were: Kellogg Company NZ (Best Small Workplace), Giltrap Audi (Best Small-Medium Workplace), Mars New Zealand (Best Medium-Large Workplace) and Warehouse Stationery – the inaugural recipient of the Best Enterprise Workplace award.   

Kenexa also presented awards for the Most Improved organisations in each size category to Student Job Search Aotearoa, Living Cell Technologies, Leading Edge Communications (NZ) and FMG. VTNZ became the first recipient in the new Most Improved Enterprise category.

Flight Centre (NZ) remains the sole member of the Ten-Year League, as the only organisation to have ranked consistently as a finalist in the survey year-on-year for more than ten years.

Kenexa’s Best Workplaces Survey is New Zealand’s largest annual workplace climate-employee engagement survey.  Winners that have deservedly earned the right to claim “New Zealand’s Best Workplace” will enjoy a boost to their employment brands over the coming year, improving their ability to attract and retain top talent – a key factor in ensuring they are on track to building a Smarter Workforce.

For more information on the Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey and Awards, go to: 
www.bestworkplaces.co.nz
 
Full list of Winners - Kenexa Best Workplaces 2013:

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