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:
provides maternity leave top-up payments (to 95% of salary for 6 weeks) for employees who are new mothers and offers extended health benefits coverage during their leave
encourages employees to balance work and their personal life with alternative work arrangements including flexible hours, telecommuting and shortened and compressed work week options
invests in ongoing employee development with subsidies for tuition and professional accreditation, a range of in-house and online training options and a formal mentoring program
helps employees plan for life after work with retirement planning assistance, phased-in retirement work options and contributions to a defined benefit pension plan or matching RSP contributions (depending on their position)
Background Information
Industry:Nursing Care Facilities.
Established:1961.
Parent company:Alberta Health Services.
Full-time employees in Canada:872.
Part-time employees in Canada:1,038.
Longest serving employee:44 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:3,051.
Average age of all employees:45.