Students in a study area at the University of Victoria
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:
helps employees prepare for retirement with contributions to a defined benefit or defined contribution pension plan (depending on employee group) and retirement planning assistance
provides maternity and parental leave top-up payments for new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents (to 95% of salary for 18 weeks) and operates a subsidized onsite daycare facility that employees may take advantage of upon their return
an environmental leader, the University has replaced numerous fossil fuel burning vehicles in its fleet with a variety of electric, hybrid and bio-diesel and human powered (bicycles) vehicles -- with fossil fuel vehicles representing only 40% of the fleet
helps employees balance their personal and professional lives through a variety of alternative work arrangements, including flexible work 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
encourages ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies, subsidies for professional accreditation, in-house and online training programs, a formal mentoring program, and career planning services
Background Information
Industry:Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
Established:1963.
Full-time employees in Canada:2,973.
Part-time employees in Canada:1,822.
Longest serving employee:45 years.
Number of applications received at this location last year:26,519.
Average age of all employees:44.
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