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Deloitte & Touche LLP

  
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte and Touche employees volunteering at charity event
Deloitte and Touche employees volunteering at charity event
Chosen as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2012:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors  ( Feb 20, 2012)

Some of the reasons why Deloitte & Touche LLP was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers 2012:
  • established a national diversity council comprised of partners and senior managers from across the nation which meets ten times a year and appointed a Chief Diversity Officer to manage the development and implementation of Deloitte's diversity strategy
  • hosted round table discussions on disabilities in the workplace and authored a whitepaper entitled "The Road to Inclusion"
  • the whitepaper spawned the creation of a 4-month mentoring program for persons with disabilities, offered in partnership with the Job Opportunity Information Network (JOIN)
  • is a member of the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council, which connects Aboriginal and minority owned businesses to corporate supply chains
  • provides support to female employees through the "Canadian Women's Initiative Network" (canWin), which offers mentoring, networking and professional development workshops that include topics such as how to succeed in a a male-dominated environment, a group for "Career Moms" and a leadership program for high potential women
  • the network has seven chapters across the country and is part of Deloitte's larger initiative of the global retention of women
  • recently created an internal award to recognize women in leadership who have helped other female employees recognize and achieve their professional goals
  • also manages "people networks" in support of the firm's diverse workforce, including the Canadian Asian Network, Canadian Black Professionals and a group for LGBT employees

 Background Information

Percentage of employees who are women: 52.7%. Of managers: 43.9%. Percentage of employees who are visible minorities: 19.4%. Of managers: 20%. Average age of all employees: 34. Major Canadian hiring locations: Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Regina SK, Saskatoon SK, Ottawa ON, Montreal QC, Saint John NB, Halifax NS, St. John's NL. Full-time employees in Canada: 7,922. Full-time at this location: 2,492. Part-time employees in Canada: 449.
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©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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