Public lecture at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Chosen as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers for 2012:
By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
Highlights. Mediacorp editors have confirmed that this employer:
unique head office that features a fully-equipped fitness facility (with free memberships), employee lounge with fireplace, pool table and board games and a cafeteria that includes healthy and special diet menus
supports employees who are new mothers with maternity leave top-up payments (to 95% of salary for 17 weeks) as well as parental top-up for new fathers and adoptive parents (to 100% of salary for 2 weeks)
encourages ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies for job-related courses, in-house apprenticeship opportunities, formal mentoring program and subsidies for professional accreditation
offers compassionate leave top-up payments to employees who are called upon to care for a loved one (to 100% of salary for 1 week)
Background Information
Industry:Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences.
Established:1999.
Full-time employees in Canada:124.
Part-time employees in Canada:28.
Longest serving employee:10 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:1,814.
Average age of all employees:37.
