An aerial shot of one Providence Health Care's hospitals
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:
invests in employees' ongoing education with generous tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions, subsidies for professional accreditation, and financial bonuses for certain course completions
also provides in-house and online training programs, a formal mentoring program, and career planning services
starts new full-time employees at four weeks paid vacation, increasing to a maximum of seven weeks for its longest serving employees -- and considers previous work experience when setting vacation entitlement for new hires
helps employees balance their working and personal lives through a range of alternative work arrangements, including flexible work hours, telecommuting, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), and an earned days off program
helps older employees prepare life after work with retirement planning assistance, a phased-in retirement program and generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan
Background Information
Industry:General Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Established:1894.
Full-time employees in Canada:3,412.
Part-time employees in Canada:1,069.
Longest serving employee:42 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:16,254.
Average age of all employees:43.
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