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BC Hydro
BC Hydro employee carving
BC Hydro employee carving
Chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2011:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors  ( Feb 21, 2011)

Some of the reasons why BC Hydro was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2011:
  • provides managers with online diversity resources and toolkit, available through the company's intranet website
  • in support of Aboriginal commerce, maintains a database of Aboriginal businesses in order to match the company's upcoming contracts with Aboriginal vendors
  • developed recruitment strategies to increase the representation of employees from equity groups and monitors workforce figures through quarterly and monthly reports to ensure their strategies are working
  • also manages a team dedicated to the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal employees
  • BC Hydro's human resources department hosts annual diversity strategy, accountability, and planning discussions with management
  • has maintained an employee-based women's group for over eight years, offering female employees opportunities to network, participate in career development workshops and panel discussions that feature female senior executive team members

 Background Information

Percentage of employees who are women: 31.1%. Of managers: 30.4%. Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 16.4%. Of managers: 18.2%. Average age of all employees: 44. Full-time employees in Canada: 5,560. Part-time employees in Canada: 139.

Score on The Equity Continuum by TWI Inc.: 2.25
This Employer Review has been viewed 87,863 times.
©2012 Mediacorp Canada Inc. All rights reserved. Used by Eluta with permission. For comments or questions on this employer review, please contact Mediacorp's editorial team.





   

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