Great Place to Work® Ireland have this weekrecognised CluneTech as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces for Women 2024.
Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Kilkenny-based software technology group, CluneTech, have been officially recognised as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces for Women ™ in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year. Now in its sixth year, the Best Workplaces for Women™ recognition is a programme that aims to recognise those top organisations which, rather than provide a great work environment for everyone in general, are creating positive and supportive workplaces for women in particular. This year Great Place To Work are recognising 35 organisations, with 2100 female leaders represented among these organisations.
Boasting a strong female representation at leadership level, women account for 61.5% of CluneTech’s global workforce, which is almost double the industry average of 33% overall female representation in global technology firms, which Deloitte Global predicted would be reached by 2022.
Speaking about the recognition, Terry Clune, CEO and Founder, CluneTech said:
“At CluneTech, our mission is to make business better for our customers and we achieve this through creating innovative, industry-leading technology which, without diversity in our business, would simply not be possible.
It gives me a phenomenal sense of pride that over 61% of our global workforce comprises of extraordinary women, especially within an industry that is typically dominated by men. As an organisation, we do everything we can to ensure that everyone, regardless of their gender, background, race and anything in between, feels supported and empowered to reach their fullest potential. We would like to thank Great Place to Work for this recognition and of course, our incredible people who go above and beyond to ensure our #OneTeam culture is at the heart of everything we do.”
This award takes the global standard Best Workplaces methodology as its basis, and recognises organisations that go above and beyond to ensure that the women in their workforce are treated fairly when it comes to pay, recognition, training and promotion opportunities; where they can take the time off they need to attend to childcare or otherfamily commitments; and where they are encouraged, empowered, and supported to do their best work. Companies were only considered if they were already a Great Place To Work Certified™ organisation.
Commenting on the recognition, Joanna Murphy, CEO, Taxback, Sprintax, said:
“I’m absolutely delighted that CluneTech has once again been recognised as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces for Women. We have a long way to go to achieve true equality around the world. But I’m proud to say that, at CluneTech, we have cultivated a culture of inclusiveness where an individual’s sex, race or background is of no relevance to what they can achieve within their role.
We are very fortunate to have developed an open, diverse, egalitarian environment in which everyone is encouraged to thrive, and all contributions are welcome. I truly believe that CluneTech is the best place in the world for any woman – or man for that matter– to work.”
Sinead Fitzmaurice, CEO of TransferMate, and the first female CEO of a tech unicorn in Ireland said:
“Our goal is to empower current and future female leaders across the business and provide a framework of inclusive support tools to ensure professional and personal growth are nurtured.
To be recognised as a Great Place to Work for Women five years in a row is acknowledgement that we’re supporting in the right way and with double the industry average of women in leadership roles, we’re doing it well!”
CluneTech are renowned for their commitment to their people, having won Overall Excellence in HR at the 2023 HR Leadership & Management Awards for their innovative flexible working strategy which offers a unique suite of benefits including Life Work Days, an additional half day's leave per quarter where employees can get their life jobs done, Summer Flex Hours, an extensive and unique leave offering, and more.
Focusing on their female workforce, CluneTech have a number of specific supports available. In November 2023, they further strengthened their commitment to supporting their people, announcing improvements across compassionate leave, with notable enhancements featuring paid leave for the loss of an employee’s spouse or child being increased to 4weeks. In addition, paid leave granted for both IVF / Pregnancy Support and Miscarriage / Pregnancy Loss were both increased to 5 days paid leave per year and extended to the partner. According to CluneTech, their aim is to not only celebrate the good times with their people, but also ensure that as an employer, they are supporting their teams during the more difficult times they may face in life.
The positive impact of these measures is clearly demonstrated in CluneTech’s most recent Trust Index Survey© results where:
“It’s imperative that organisations are focusing on fostering an inclusive environment that values and supports women at every stage of their journey,”
said Cathal Divilly, CEO at Great Place To Work Ireland.
“I’d like to congratulate these extraordinary companies we are recognising as the Best Workplaces for Women 2024; they are going above and beyond to ensure women in their organisation are constantly supported and empowered to bring their best selves to work.”
About Great Place To Work
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. We help organizations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees. We recognise Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies and the Best Workplaces™ in more than 60 countries.
To join the thousands of companies that have committed to building high-trust company cultures that help them attract, retain and take care of their people, contact us about getting Certified™️ today. or find out more about the Best Workplaces for Women here.
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For more information, contact:
Rachael Quinlan
Head of Employee Experience, CluneTech
Great Place to Work: 01 678 8438
