Queensland Airports Limited Awarded Great Place to Work for Third Time

2023-11-02

Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) has been formally recognised as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) for the third time.

The organisation which owns and operates Gold Coast Airport, Townsville Airport, Mount Isa Airport and Longreach Airport is the only airport operator in the country to receive the accreditation.

Results from the Great Place to Work survey showed:

91% of QAL employees believe the company is a great place to work, compared to 56% of employees at a typical Australia-based company.
96% said when you join the company you were made to feel welcome.
92% were proud to tell others they worked for QAL.
More than 92% said they are treated fairly regardless of gender, age, race or sexual orientation.
92% said people cared about each other at QAL.

QAL CEO Amelia Evans said the GPTW accreditation is something the entire organisation can be extremely proud of.

“Our people are always front of mind in all that we do, and these results are confirmation of the positive workplace culture at QAL which is something we are really proud of,” Ms Evans said.

“What’s particularly pleasing to see is how much our results have improved on last year’s GPTW survey with an 8% increase of employees who believe QAL is a Great Place to Work,” she said.

“As a team we have a shared vision - creating valuable connections across our communities, making progress on improved experiences for all our customers and delivering on many fronts to our stakeholders. These results show that this passion and our values are genuinely lived within the organisation,” she said.

“What we do with these results is gain a better understanding on areas we can continue to improve, so that next year’s results are stronger again.”

84% per cent of QAL’s 196 employees across Gold Coast Airport, Townsville Airport, Mount Isa Airport and Longreach Airport participated in the GPTW survey.

Great Place to Work is a global research and education institute that specialises in workplace culture, having surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world before using those insights to define what makes a great workplace experience.