Cactus Restaurants employees at a Las Vegas-themed social event
Chosen as one of British Columbia's Top Employers for 2013:
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
Highlights. Mediacorp editors have confirmed that this employer:
- provides signing and year-end bonuses for some employees and referral bonuses for employees that refer a candidate who is successfully hired by the company (to $1,000)
- encourages employees to remain active and physically fit with an annual health club subsidy and employee organized sports teams
- invests in continued skills development through in-house training programs, career planning services, financial bonuses for some course completion, leadership training and tuition subsidies for job-related courses (to $2,000)
- also houses one of Canada's largest in-house apprenticeship programs for employees pursuing "Chef Red Seal" certification, providing three months of paid educational leave for each year of the three-year program
- the company-subsidized social committee organizes a number of events throughout the year such as dodgeball tournaments, wine Fridays for its head office employees, and a holiday breakfast with prizes
- supports a variety of local and national charitable initiatives and provides employees with paid time off to volunteer with their favorite community organization
Background Information
Industry:
Full-Service Restaurants.
Major Canadian hiring locations:
Vancouver BC, Calgary AB, Edmonton AB, Kelowna BC.
Established:
1988.
Full-time employees in Canada:
2,826.
Full-time at this location:
60.
Part-time employees in Canada:
1,188.
Longest serving employee:
24 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:
8,000.
Average age of all employees:
28.
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