Employees playing volleyball at Health Canada head office
Chosen as one of National Capital Region's Top Employers for 2013:
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
Highlights. Mediacorp editors have confirmed that this employer:
- encourages employees to save for the future with contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and helps older workers transition to retirement with phased-in work options and retirement planning assistance
- new employees start at three weeks of paid vacation allowance and receive additional personal paid days-off which can be scheduled throughout the year
- provides maternity and parental leave top-up payments to employees who are new mothers (to 93% of salary for 52 weeks) and parental top-up for new fathers or adoptive parents (to 93% of salary for 37 weeks) -- and also manages an onsite daycare facility which employees can take advantage of when they are ready to return to work
- helps employees achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, telecommuting, shortened and compressed work week options and a formal earned days-off program
- supports a variety of local and national charitable initiatives each year and encourages employee volunteerism with paid time off to volunteer with their favorite community organization
Background Information
Industry:
Administration of Public Health Programs.
Major Canadian hiring locations:
Ottawa ON, Regina SK, Edmonton AB, Halifax NS, Vancouver BC, Winnipeg MB, Toronto ON, Montréal QC, Whitehorse YT.
Established:
1919.
Full-time employees in Canada:
10,615.
Full-time at this location:
7,070.
Part-time employees in Canada:
995.
Longest serving employee:
51 years.
Average age of all employees:
42.
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