Jetts Fitness named among top ten places to work in Australia

August 16, 2022

Fitness / Marketing /

The Fitness and Lifestyle Group owned Jetts Fitness has been named among the top 10 places to work in Australia by business management consultancy WRK+.

After several years ranking in the top #30 and sitting at 13th last year, Jetts Australia has just been recognised and awarded seventh place among businesses with over 100 employees in this year’s list of Australia’s 2022 Best Places to Work by WRK+.

Organisational culture has never been more important with employees looking to make a change, now well and truly having the upper hand.

According to the Hays Salary Guide, a survey of Australian businesses and workers revealed 37% of Australian professionals looking for a career change list poor management style or workplace culture as a driving factor. While 25% said poor training and development was their main reason for seeking opportunities elsewhere.

While organisations at risk of losing staff have been driven to rapidly improve workplace culture, Queensland founded franchise group Jetts Fitness have been putting workplace culture first since day one.

Elaine Jobson, Chief Executive of Jetts Fitness notes “It was a huge goal of ours to rank in the top #10 and one that we’ve been working towards for the past seven years. To have achieved this national benchmark and be the only fitness group and the only franchise group in the top #10 is a huge testament to the model, culture and people that make up Jetts.”

Jobson added “the award was a recognition of the hard work of the whole Jetts Fitness team from our business owners to club managers, PTs to members, our culture is at the heart of what we do, which is to inspire people to live a better life.”

To help determine the Best Places to Work, an engagement survey is sent to all team members and each year Jetts Fitness have seen an improvement to its placements.

Jobson said while the ranking is amazing, what is invaluable is the feedback they receive from their team each year – which flows through to the delivery of their people strategy to ensure they can continue to improve and continue to put people first.

In today’s competitive climate, it’s interesting to note that less than a third of Australians are feeling satisfied with their current benefits package.

Jobson shared “I feel that a huge reason as to why our team members love coming to work is that our purpose is not only to inspire our members, but encourage our team to live better, healthier lives as well.

“Perks such as birthdays off, free gym memberships and discounted fitness products certainly help keep our team members happy and motivated, while our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Jetts Training Academy (a bespoke Learning Management System) offers a range of courses for professional development and support.

“Over the past 15 years, we’ve dedicated our time and energy into being an employer of choice so that we attract and keep the best talent – our culture, the Jetts Way, has always been ingrained in everything we do, and motivated, happy team members is at the core of this.

“Investing in our team's health, training, development and mental wellbeing contributes to our positive workplace culture and ultimately, our ongoing recognition as a great place to work.”