New Canadian employees of the Regional Municipality of Halton
Chosen as one of Greater Toronto'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 ongoing employee development with subsidies for tuition and professional accreditation, financial bonuses for some course completion and in-house and online training programs
provides new mothers with maternity and parental leave top-up payments (to 75% of salary for 25 weeks) as well as top-up for new fathers and adoptive parents (to 75% of salary for 10 weeks)
also encourages employees to balance their work and personal life with a variety of alternative work arrangements including flexible hours, telecommuting and shortened and compressed work week options
helps employees prepare for life after work with retirement planning assistance, contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and health plan coverage that extends to retirees
Background Information
Industry:Legislative Bodies.
Established:1974.
Full-time employees in Canada:1,611.
Part-time employees in Canada:513.
Longest serving employee:45 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:22,928.
Average age of all employees:43.
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