Median tenure
2.5 years
Source: Revelio Labs
Commercial estimate based on professional-profile data
Research phase · Sources and first-hand accounts are being reviewedRead the research framework
Research Centre / Part F
Turnover, Tenure & Financial Data
A source-by-source review of MECCA Brands Pty Ltd workforce claims, third-party estimates and reported financial figures. The section tests what the available material can support without converting estimates or gaps into findings.
Research statusPart F reviewed, primary-source checks ongoing
Core limitationNo verified turnover or retention rate located
Last reviewed4 August 2026
01 / Claim under examination
“Extraordinary tenure and loyalty”
MECCA's WGEA gender pay data page attributes this description to its Chief People Officer. The page also states that the business has more than 7,500 team members, but it does not publish a turnover rate, retention rate, median tenure, calculation method or benchmark supporting the description.
Company statement
Current evidence status
The description is verified as a published company statement. Its underlying workforce claim is not independently verified by the material reviewed.
This status does not mean the statement is false. It means the published evidence is insufficient to test the adjective “extraordinary” responsibly.
02 / Headcount comparison
Different sources count different things.
The figures below should not be placed on one continuous chart as though they use the same population or method.
DateFigureSourceClassKnown limitation
End of 2023More than 8,000 people2023 Modern Slavery StatementRegulatory filing / company statementDifferent entities and workforce definitions may be included
Current page reviewed Aug 2026More than 7,500 team membersMECCA WGEA gender pay data pageCompany statementPage is undated and does not define the count
Q1 20265,589 profilesRevelio Labs, as reproduced in Part FCommercial estimatePublic-profile model, not payroll headcount
Current page reviewed Aug 20265,000+MECCA LinkedIn profile, as recorded in Part FPlatform profileRange and update date are unclear
03 / Third-party workforce intelligence
Useful indicators, not payroll records.
Estimated workforce change
Down 10.5% from Q2 2023 to Q1 2026
Source: Part F calculation from Revelio Labs series
A change in tracked profiles is not a verified employee-turnover rate
Long-tenure distribution
SignalHire suggests a high share at five years or more
Source: SignalHire
Methodology unclear and inconsistent with the Revelio median
Revelio Labs and SignalHire appear to model workforce information from public professional profiles. Casual, seasonal, low-profile and departed workers may be captured differently. The two services also produce tenure pictures that do not readily reconcile.
04 / Reported financial snapshot
Entity boundaries matter.
Part F compiles the following reported figures. MECCA Brands Pty Ltd is the retail entity identified in the report; RTCH Pty Ltd is identified as a parent entity. Their revenue and profit figures are not interchangeable.
YearEntityRevenueNet profitStatus
2022MECCA Brands Pty Ltd$971m$26.9mMedia-reported figure reproduced in Part F
2023MECCA Brands Pty Ltd$1.21bn$27.8mMedia-reported figure reproduced in Part F
2024MECCA Brands Pty Ltd$1.28bn$22.7mMedia-reported figure reproduced in Part F
2024RTCH Pty Ltd$1.36bn$111.1mParent-entity figure reproduced in Part F
2025RTCH Pty Ltd$1.43bn$111.1m / US$125.9m reportedConflicting reports may reflect currency, period or reporting basis; direct accounts required
No inference about intercompany transactionsThe difference between entity-level results does not, by itself, establish licensing fees, management charges, profit shifting or any other cause. Consolidated accounts and related-party notes are required.
05 / Public claims over time
Changed wording is a research lead, not proof of why it changed.
Internal promotion
Earlier record: A 2017 public presentation reportedly said 90% of promotions were filled internally.
Current comparison: Current wording refers generally to strengthening pathways to promote from within.
Historical statement needs an archived primary recording and current policy data before comparison.Training investment
Earlier record: Publicly reported figures moved from about 3% of turnover to 4%, then back to approximately 3%.
Current comparison: The figures come from different years and source types.
A wording change does not establish a reduction in actual spending.Training hours
Earlier record: A 200-hour first-year training figure appeared in interviews and presentations.
Current comparison: Part F did not locate the figure on the current MECCA website.
Absence from a current webpage is not evidence the program ended.Best Places to Work
Earlier record: MECCA was publicly described as appearing for five consecutive years through 2018.
Current comparison: Part F found no later listing.
Participation is opt-in. No later listing does not establish a decline in workplace quality.Possible explanations such as website migration, pandemic disruption, correction or a communications shift remain hypotheses unless MECCA provides an explanation or contemporaneous records establish one.
06 / Official records
What selected primary sources establish.
2023 Modern Slavery Statement
The official register identifies MECCA Brands Pty Ltd and MECCA Brands NZ Pty Ltd as reporting entities and records annual revenue of $1 billion or more. The statement reports more than 8,000 people at the end of 2023.
Official register entryASIC infringement notices
ASIC states that three MECCA-associated companies paid a combined $594,000 after alleged late lodgement of FY24 audited financial reports. ASIC expressly states that payment is not an admission of guilt or liability.
ASIC media release 26-057MRWGEA gender pay data page
The current page states more than 7,500 team members, 95% women, more than 75% of senior leadership roles held by women, and the tenure-and-loyalty description examined above.
MECCA WGEA gender pay data page07 / Gender pay data
Different measures answer different questions.
The supplied recent-developments dossier records MECCA's published average total-remuneration gender pay gap as 30% in favour of men. It also records MECCA's statements that there is no pay gap across store teams and that the senior-leadership measure is -6.8%, favouring women, with women holding 77% of C-suite and General Manager roles.
Company statement
Interpretation limit
These figures use different populations and measures. They should not be combined into a single conclusion about equal pay, representation or progression without the underlying WGEA employer dataset and role-level methodology.
The dossier also records independent commentary about MECCA's ranking among large employers. That ranking has not been promoted here because an independent check against the relevant WGEA comparison set has not been completed.
08 / Evidence gaps
What would materially improve the analysis.
Payroll-defined headcount
Year-end and average headcount using a consistent definition across retail, support, distribution, casual and New Zealand workforces.
Turnover and retention
Voluntary and involuntary turnover, retention and regrettable-loss rates with a stated period and benchmark.
Tenure distribution
Payroll-derived median and average tenure by workforce group, not public-profile estimates.
Audited financial statements
Entity and consolidated accounts, related-party notes and employee-benefit disclosures.
WGEA employer data
Direct employer-level extracts and retail-industry comparisons from WGEA.
Historical source preservation
Dated captures or recordings for promotion, training and employer-brand claims.
Source and legal notes
How to read this section.
This page is based on Part F - Turnover, Tenure & Financial Deep Dive, dated 4 August 2026, checked against selected official sources. Part F is a research synthesis, not an audited financial report or legal finding. Commercial estimates and media-reported figures remain attributed. No workforce estimate establishes why headcount changed, whether turnover was voluntary, or whether staffing was adequate.
Financial information is historical research context, not investment, accounting or legal advice. MECCA Brands Pty Ltd and RTCH Pty Ltd must remain separately identified. Allegations, regulatory notices and payment of infringement notices must not be described as convictions or admissions where the official source says otherwise.