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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterIllovo Sugar employees are 47% more likely to recommend Illovo Sugar as a great place to work
| 68% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 11% | Passives |
| 21% | Detractors |
Working at Illovo Sugar is rated highly by 77 employees, across various culture dimensions. Illovo Sugar employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Executive Team, and Leadership categories, putting Illovo Sugar’s culture in the Top 5% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably. See below in detail how working at Illovo Sugar was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Illovo Sugar is rated A+
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Illovo Sugar ranks in the Top 5% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 55 Illovo Sugar employee reviews, 91% were positive. The remaining 9% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Illovo Sugar improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 91% |
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| Constructive Feedback | 9% |
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?Inclusivity, teamwork, Housekeeping and 5S
What are some of the best things about your team?Timely Feedback, updates, project briefs and aligning with front teams
What is the best part about your compensation package?Educational packages, Health packages in terms of MASM categories.
Producer of sugar. The company is engaged in the production and sale of consumer and industrial sugar, refined and unrefined sugar, white, brown and specialty sugar and downstream products in Africa.
Illovo aims to ensure reliable cost-effective energy supply utilising bagasse and biomass generated from its operations, and where attractive, to export power into the tiol grids of the countries in which we operate
The vision of the Illovo Group is to be a world-class and highly efficient organisation, operating in Africa, adding value to its core products of sugar, fibre and molasses. Illovo seeks to optimise growth, reduce cost of production and enhance shareholder wealth along with stakeholder value; achieving a sustaible, balanced and integrated economic, social and environmental performance.
| Headquarter | P.O. Box 194, Durban 4000 |
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| Website | www.illovosugar.co.za |
| Founding Date | 1891 |
| Company Status | Private |
Illovo Sugar has 33014 employees. 77 employees at Illovo Sugar have reviewed Illovo Sugar across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 months ago.
Overall, the 77 Illovo Sugar employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Illovo Sugar are not very pleased with their total compensation at Illovo Sugar, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Illovo Sugar are extremely happy with their team. 77 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Illovo Sugar are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Illovo Sugar believe the environment at Illovo Sugar is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Illovo Sugar is comfortably fast. About 66% of the employees at Illovo Sugar work 8 hours or less.
Overall, the employees at Illovo Sugar are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from Comparably users about their company is that it was very prepared on their first day. Employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 73% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At this moment no Illovo Sugar employees have provided insight into whether or not they clearly understand Illovo Sugar's KPIs and OKRs.
How much do people at Illovo Sugar get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Illovo Sugar is $132,074, or $63 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $128,386, or $61 per hour.
At Illovo Sugar, the highest paid job is a Director of Sales at $228,760 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $38,331 annually. Average Illovo Sugar salaries by department include: Admin at $58,143, Product at $160,489, HR at $124,623, and Legal at $197,746. Half of Illovo Sugar salaries are above $128,386.
16 employees at Illovo Sugar rank their Compensation in the Top 50% of similar sized companies (based on 48 ratings) while 16 employees at Illovo Sugar rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 50% of similar sized companies (based on 16 ratings).
Last updated 2 months ago.
| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
1st Percentile $68k | $68k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $97k | $97k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $128k | $128k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $185k | $185k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $241k | $241k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $271k | $271k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $303k | $303k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Illovo Sugar across various culture dimensions.
Illovo Sugar PTO policy is a critical component of the benefits package offered to employees.

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What is Illovo Sugar address?
Illovo Sugar location is at P.O. Box 194, Durban
What is Illovo Sugar eNPS?
The eNPS for Illovo Sugar is 47
What is the salary for Marketing Associate in Illovo Sugar?
Marketing Associate average salary in the US is 73k
What are the salaries in the HR in Illovo Sugar?
The average salaries for HR in Illovo Sugar is 125k
How many employees work in Illovo Sugar?
Illovo Sugar has 33014 employees