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University of Victoria

 

University of Victoria
Students in a study area at the University of Victoria
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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©2012 Mediacorp Canada Inc. All rights reserved. Used by Eluta with permission. For comments or questions on this employer review, please contact Mediacorp's editorial team.





   

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