City of Vancouver employees with the Canadian Ambassador to El Salvador
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 95% of salary for 6 weeks) and operates a subsidized daycare facility across the street that employees may take advantage of upon their return, with priority given to City employees
offer three weeks of paid vacation for new employees (some employees start at four weeks), increasing to a maximum of six weeks for long-serving employees -- and considers previous work experience when setting vacation entitlements for experienced candidates
encourages ongoing employee development with generous tuition subsidies, subsidies for professional accreditation, in-house and online training initiatives, a formal mentoring program, online skills inventory, and career planning services
encourages employees to strike a balance between their personal and work lives through a variety of alternative work arrangements (varying with the position) including flexible hours, telecommuting, 35-hour work week (with full pay), shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), compressed work week, and an earned days off program
helps older employees prepare for life after work with contributions to defined benefit pension plan, retirement planning assistance, and a transitional work program that allows employees to gradually leave the workplace
Background Information
Industry:Legislative Bodies.
Established:1886.
Full-time employees in Canada:6,858.
Longest serving employee:43 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:20,943.
Average age of all employees:41.59.
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