Chosen as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers and Nova Scotia's Top Employers for 2012:
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
Highlights. Mediacorp editors have confirmed that this employer:
unique head office that features a variety of onsite amenities including a fully-equipped fitness facility with subsidized membership, employee lounge, cafeteria (with healthy and special diet menus) and nap room for employees who need a quick rest during a busy day
lets everyone share in the company's success with profit-sharing and share purchase plans available to all employees
encourages ongoing employee development through tuition subsidies for job-related courses, in-house apprenticeship opportunities, in-house and online training programs and subsidies for professional accreditation
also manages an academic scholarship program for children of employees who pursue post-secondary education (to $1,000 per child)
helps employees balance work and their personal life with a range of alternative work arrangements including flexible hours, telecommuting, a formal earned days-off program and shortened and compressed work week options
Background Information
Industry:Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation.
:Publicly traded.
Stock symbol:CHR.A, CHR.B, CHR.DB.
Established:2001.
Parent company:Chorus Aviation Inc..
Full-time employees in Canada:4,880.
Full-time at this location:752.
Part-time employees in Canada:490.
Longest serving employee:41.5 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:36,972.
Average age of all employees:42.
