Athabasca University employees at a staff appreciation event
Chosen as one of Alberta's Top Employers for 2012:
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
Highlights. Mediacorp editors have confirmed that this employer:
supports employees who are new mothers, fathers or adoptive parents with maternity and parental leave top-up payments as well as extended health benefit coverage during their leave
also manages an onsite daycare facility which they can take advantage of when they are ready to return to work and helps employees balance work and their personal life with a variety of alternative work arrangements
encourages ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies for courses taken at outside institutions, in-house and online training options, financial bonuses for some course completion and an online employee skills inventory
helps older employees prepare for life after work with retirement planning assistance, phased-in retirement work options and generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan
Background Information
Industry:Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
Established:1970.
Full-time employees in Canada:953.
Full-time at this location:521.
Longest serving employee:35 years.
Average age of all employees:44.
