Gold mining company Newcrest Mining has taken top honours as the country’s most attractive employer at this year’s 2012 Randstad Awards. Coming in second place was national broadcaster ABC, while Virgin Australia took third place.

 

The announcement, made at a gala ceremony in front of 150 of the country’s leading HR directors, was made following a vote of 7,000 Australians of working age.

 

 

Recruitment specialist Randstad announced seven awards during the evening, with Newcrest Mining also receiving top honours at the mining and natural resources category.

 

Wespact won the banking and financial services category award, while the ABC took out the award for special recognition for offering the best work-life balance.

 

BHP was given special acknowledgement for having the strongest leadership team.

 

Randstad CEO, Fred van der Tang, commended the winning companies on their victories, paying special tribute to Newcrest Mining, which performed particularly well when it came to people looking for a competitive salary and employee benefits, interesting job content, long-term job security, excellent training and development and career progression opportunities.

"With the mining boom in full swing in Australia and companies all searching for people in the same talent pool, it's clearly a competitive environment. Being the country's largest gold producer, a global top 10 gold mining company, and having a strong employer brand , working for Newcrest Mining is definitely seen as a very appealing and attractive employment option for many Aussies," says van der Tang.