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BC Hydro

 

BC Hydro
BC Hydro employees participating in Aboriginal ceremonies
BC Hydro employees participating in Aboriginal ceremonies
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:
  • provides maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers (to 85% of salary for 17 weeks) and the option to extend their maternity leave into an unpaid leave of absence
  • offers employees up to 17 paid personal days off each year and provides them with the option to 'cash-out' unused days as taxable income or to use for the 'purchase' of additional health benefits coverage
  • reaches-out to younger workers through a paid internship program and manages a technologist-in-training program for candidates in the engineering, operations and electrical systems maintenance and repair fields and hosts in-house apprenticeship programs for graduates from a wide variety of technical fields
  • encourages ongoing employees development with generous tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions, in-house and online training programs, and subsidies for professional accreditation
  • offers a range of onsite amenities including a fitness facility with massage therapy and physiotherapy services, a quiet room for meditation or religious observance, and a cafeteria with subsidized meals
  • helps employees prepare for retirement with generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and a phased-in retirement work option that allows employees to gradually decrease their hours

Background Information

Industry: Hydroelectric Power Generation Established: 1860 Parent company: Victoria Gas Company Full-time employees in Canada: 5,911 Part-time employees in Canada: 126 Longest serving employee: 50 years Number of applications received at this location last year: 26,079 Average age of all employees: 43.8
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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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