Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine May 2015 | Page 27

8 . COMMBANK-4.6
7 . QANTAS-5
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ever-changing , and so therefore is the company .” The same worker stated her reason for approving of the CEO : “ Also with the current CEO , David Thodey , the company is really on a roll . He understands the value of people and customers while being very tech savvy .”
8 . COMMBANK-4.6
This company , also known as Commonwealth Bank , is also a large employer — 5,000-plus workers — and is involved in finance in addition to banking . At CommBank , allowing its employees to feel good about who they are — whether straight or gay , disabled or not , and so forth — is important . In a video on their website , CEO Ian Narev states that CommBank fosters diversity by fostering conversation at the Board level and the Executive Committee . The bank won two significant awards in 2014 , “ Employer of Choice for Women ” from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and “ Top 5 Ideal Employers ” from Universum . One employee says this about CommBank : “ For a massive organization , CommBank has a dynamic and agile culture .”
7 . QANTAS-5
This airline is in the business of transportation and logistics , as it was founded in Queensland outback in 1920 and employs over 5,000 people . As a large company , one of its advantages is it has the resources to offer a great variety of work and benefits . One of these benefits is discounted travel fees . As in telecomm , the airline industry is in constant flux . One employee writes , “[ Work there ] is not stale . It always needs to change because of the nature of the industry .” Qantas has an
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