First-time candidate earns top 10 best employer position

BD SA also scored a first in its sector of medical diagnostics, a second place as the Best Small-sized Employer and third as the Best Empowered Employer.

"To have been selected as one of the top 10 best employers in the country as a first-time candidate in this survey, is a major accolade for our company," says Peter Mehlape, general manager of BD SA. "We strive to combine leading business practice with progressive human resource methods. Our achievements in the Best Employers 2010/11 research tells us we are on the right track."

Up there with the giants

Mehlape says that BD SA is proud to share the top 10 space with some of the giants of South African industry, such as Coca-Cola, Dimension Data and MTN. Overall, 55 South African companies were assessed and ranked by this year's Best Employers survey.

BD strives to maintain a balanced representation of all demographic groups at management level and regards investment in skills development as an imperative for sustainability in the market. Setting the bar this high as a first-time entry means that BD will need to continually raise its human resource systems in order to maintain the standard - a challenge that the company and its employees embrace readily.