Sydney, Australia – 27 August 2025 — Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, has today revealed its list of Australia’s Best Workplaces™ for 2025, recognising 100 organisations that are setting the benchmark for exceptional workplace culture and employee experience across the nation.
This year’s comprehensive assessment represents the voices of 158,749 Australian employees across all sectors and organisation sizes, making it the most extensive evaluation of workplace culture in Australia’s history.
The list spans four categories based on employee headcount:
- Micro (under 30 employees)
- Small (30-99 employees)
- Medium (100-999 employees)
- Large (1,000+ employees)
Each company earned its place on the list following a rigorous assessment of confidential employee feedback and detailed analysis of organisational culture. This data-driven approach ensures the companies recognised are genuinely committed to creating workplaces where people thrive and performance follows.
A Defining Year for Australian Workplace Culture
As Australia continues to navigate evolving workplace expectations and economic challenges, the organisations on this year’s list demonstrate that exceptional workplace culture is not just a competitive advantage, it’s a fundamental business imperative. These companies have shown remarkable resilience and adaptability while maintaining their commitment to employee wellbeing and engagement.
In an era where talent retention and attraction have become critical business challenges, this year’s Best Workplaces in Australia showcase how organisations can create environments where employees feel genuinely valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best work.
“The 2025 Best Workplaces in Australia list represents organisations that understand culture is their greatest strategic asset,” said Rebecca Moulynox, General Manager of Great Place To Work ANZ. “These companies have proven that when you build a workplace founded on trust, pride and camaraderie, you create the conditions for both employee flourishing and exceptional business performance.”
What Defines Excellence in 2025
The 100 organisations recognised this year share common characteristics that set them apart from their peers. They have demonstrated unwavering commitment to fostering inclusive cultures where every employee feels heard, valued, and empowered to contribute meaningfully to their organisation’s success.
These workplaces champion psychological safety, embrace diverse perspectives, offer genuine flexibility, and invest in meaningful career development opportunities. They understand that great workplace culture is not built through perks or initiatives alone, but through consistent, authentic leadership and a genuine commitment to putting people first.
Whether a growing start-up or an established industry leader, every organisation on this list has shown that investing in workplace culture drives innovation, builds loyalty, and creates sustainable competitive advantage in an increasingly complex marketplace.
We are thrilled to announce that Sensible has been awarded the #1 Best Workplace in Australia.From day one (40 years ago, now), we believed that all businesses were people businesses. You could only be successful if you truly cared about the people, you worked and interacted with.Our mission is to help everyone achieve more than they believed possible.Today, we achieved something that, as founders, we always knew was within our reach, thanks to the outstanding dedication and passion of our team who live and breathe this core value.Everyone at Sensible brings exceptional pride and care to their colleagues each day, which is reflected on to the service they then deliver to our clients.This recognition not only celebrates our team’s hard work but also reflects our unwavering commitment to supporting our clients in reaching extraordinary outcomes.We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to every member of the Sensible team and to our clients for their trust and collaboration. Join us in celebrating this remarkable milestone and the collective impact we’ve made together.– Katherine and Kevin Spanner, Owners & Directors
The full rankings can be found on the GPTW website (micro category). Our company profile can also be found here.
About Sensible Business Solutions
At Sensible, we recognise the significance of creating a positive and supportive environment for our employees. Our culture promotes collaboration, innovation, and productivity, encouraging our team to excel in their work and develop their careers. We are proud to offer a workplace where our team members can grow and thrive both professionally and personally.
We are an open book management company (see Great Game of Business). Our company strategy, objectives & finances are open to everyone in the company. We teach financial literacy, the mechanics of the business and equip everyone with the ability to get involved and make a difference.
We share in our success via bonuses paid out as a share of profits over our goals. Our team is enthusiastic, ambitious and desires to work with like minded ‘A players’.
Sensible achieved Great Place to Work® Accreditation in October 2022, and were subsequently listed as one of the best workplaces in technology in 2023, 2024 and 2025. We have also been featured in the Best Workplaces in Australia rankings in 2023, 2024 and now #1 in 2025.
About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide. These surveys have been used to discover deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust.