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AbeBooks Inc.

 
AbeBooks Inc.
AbeBooks employees sitting on outside patio
AbeBooks employees sitting on outside patio
Chosen as one of BC's Top Employers for 2012:
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors

Highlights.  Mediacorp editors have confirmed that this employer:
  • encourages ongoing employee development with generous tuition subsidies for courses taken at outside institutions, subsidies for professional accreditation, in-house and online training options and a formal mentoring program
  • starts new employees at three weeks of paid vacation allowance and offers up to six paid personal days-off during the year
  • a unique Canadian business success story that offers unique career prospects as part of Amazon.com, as well as the chance to live and work on beautiful Vancouver Island
  • provides maternity leave top-up payments for employees who are new mothers (to 70% of salary for 8 weeks) as well as health benefits coverage that extends during their leave
  • helps employees save for life after work with contributions to a matching RSP plan (up to 3% of salary)

Background Information

Industry: Electronic Shopping Stock symbol: AMZN Established: 1996 Parent company: Amazon.com, Inc. Full-time employees in Canada: 87 Full-time worldwide: 132 Part-time employees in Canada: 3 Longest serving employee: 11 years Number of applications received at this location last year: 2,565 Average age of all employees: 34.83
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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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