{"id":51488,"date":"2018-08-29T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T19:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=51488"},"modified":"2022-11-06T20:41:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T04:41:44","slug":"salesforce-named-the-1-best-place-to-work-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/au\/blog\/salesforce-named-the-1-best-place-to-work-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesforce Named The #1 Best Place To Work In Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m proud to announce that Great Place to Work has named Salesforce its #1 Best Workplace in Australia. This recognition is a win for all of us at Salesforce, because every employee is responsible for building and maintaining our exceptional culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is our third year in a row receiving the award \u2014 we were ranked #2 last year<\/a> and #1 the year before. We are grateful to once again be featured alongside so many other great companies that have committed to fostering inclusive workplaces. It has been a journey to get to where we are and there is work ahead, but this award shows that we are continuing in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being named the best workplace in Australia through a time of great change and growth is phenomenal \u2014 we’ve seen record-breaking growth in the first half of 2018 in Australia. The APAC region has become one of Salesforce’s fastest growing regions globally, and we welcomed our 3000th employee in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salesforce\u2019s intentional approach to culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Hawaiian culture, the word \u2018Ohana\u2019 represents the idea that families \u2013 related or chosen \u2013 are bound together, with their members feeling a sense of responsibility for one another. When Salesforce was created, all those years ago, Marc Benioff realised that the true meaning of Ohana didn\u2019t really exist in corporate culture. So, he built Salesforce from day one around the spirit of Ohana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating a strong and healthy culture is an ongoing commitment \u2013 a never-ending journey, not a destination. We are intentional about the culture we create for our employees and winning an award that’s based on the votes of the very people that make up our business validates the ongoing effort we\u2019ve put into cultivating a workplace that lives and breathes our core values: trust, customer success, innovation and equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of our current initiatives that reflect these values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A commitment to our community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Salesforce was founded with with a purpose beyond profit. Giving back and improving the communities in which we live and work is a core value of Salesforce and embedded in everything we do. This commitment comes to life through our 1-1-1 philanthropic model, which is based on the simple, yet effective, idea that we allocate one per cent of Salesforce\u2019s products, people and resources to not-for-profits. In Australia we have also seen over 500 companies join us in this mission by taking the Pledge 1% commitment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our employees are encouraged to take up to seven days (56 hours) of volunteer time off each financial year so they can contribute to the causes that are close to their hearts, and they\u2019re incentivised to take this time. Employees who complete all 56 hours (and more) are considered our Volunteer Rockstars, and the top 100 receive $10,000 in grants to donate to the not-for-profits of their choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This initiative has resulted in more than 18,000 volunteer hours contributed across Australia this year alone, which has included raising more than $76,000 in grants and leveraging our technology to support many not-for-profit customers including Starlight Children\u2019s Foundation<\/a>, Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME)<\/a>, and Foodbank Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of our commitment to equality and giving back to our community, we recently brought our global Circle the Schools program to Australia<\/a> to support students across the country in developing skills that prepare them for jobs of the future. The students in our community require our support in navigating the changes brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution<\/a>. We need to be active in ensuring technological advances don\u2019t lead to inequality by acting now to advance equal opportunity in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m proud to lead this program, and we’ve already exceeded our goal of providing nine schools with a tailored action plan aimed at meeting jointly developed STEM education goals. Education is crucial for everyone in our society to have the best possible opportunity to succeed and live their best lives \u2013 we believe education is the true equaliser for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n