BROWN Family Wine Group has been identified by workplace culture authority Great Place to Work as one of the 100 Best Workplaces in Australia for 2024.
Emma Brown, fourth generation of the Brown Family said it was an honour to be recognised as one of the top workplaces in the country.
“It’s a true testament to each individual across the company, and to our leadership team who foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and trust,” she said.
Brown Family Wine Group are classified as a medium sized workplace (companies with 100-999 employees) with 360 employees.
Outside of the Brown Brothers winery head office in Milawa, they also have teams at Innocent Bystander in the Yarra Valley, and in Tasmania who are dedicated to producing the Devil’s Corner, Pirie and Tamar Ridge wine brands.
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This is the sixth consecutive year that Brown Family Wine Group has been certified as a Great Place to Work, and the first year the company has joined the highly esteemed Best Workplaces list.
Sarah Thomas, head of Human Resources, Risk and Safety at Brown Family Wine Group emphasised the importance of the Great Place to Work® recognition.
“We are a family and our people are at the heart of our company,” she said.
“With functions spanning across agriculture, manufacturing, marketing, hospitality and wine retail, we have a diverse business, employing a team with diverse backgrounds.
“Ensuring our team are proud and excited to come to work each day is crucial to us.
We could not be more humbled with this recognition, but equally, we are so proud of our team members who all contributed to getting us here.
“To be acknowledged as one of the 100 Best places to work in Australia certainly gives us even more reason to love what we do here at Brown Family Wine Group.”
Through the process, the companies were shortlisted using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback.
In curating what makes a Best Workplace in Australia, Great Place to Work have used the same methodology they do in curating the renowned Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For in the US and Fortune’s World’s Best Workplaces.
The Best Workplaces™ in Australia List 2024 highlights organisations committed to fostering workplace equity, ensuring their employees feel safe, heard, challenged and valued.
Chief executive officer at Brown Family Wine Group, Cameron MacFarlane, said he felt part of the family the day he walked into the company nine months ago.
“It’s a privilege to lead a company with such engaged people, culturally Brown Family Wine Group is in a league of its own,” he said.
