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IKEA Canada

  
IKEA Canada Limited Partnership
IKEA Canada employees planting trees
IKEA Canada employees planting trees
Chosen as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People for 2012:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editor   (Sep 24, 2012)

Health benefits plan
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Maternity & parental top-up % (mothers) (total)
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Vacation allowance after first year
2 weeks
Flexible work hours
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Tuition subsidies
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Formal orientation program (TCD)
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Mentoring program
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Formal leadership training (TCD)
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Career planning services
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Subsidies for professional accreditations
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Bicycle lock-up
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Casual dress (e.g. jeans) daily
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Employee sports teams
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Organized social events (social committee)
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Hires summer students
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Hires co-op students
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On-campus recruitment program
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 Young People Highlights

  • offers a "Backpackers program" aimed at employees starting their careers and wishing to become company leaders within three to five years – employees spend one year working in different parts of the business in two different countries
  • as part of a leadership development and mentoring program, the retailer provides young high-potential employees the opportunity to work on a variety of group assignments to prepare them for a management role
  • IKEA Canada participates in the "Retail Council of Canada Scholarship" program every year, sponsoring the scholarship of a student enrolled or to be enrolled in a retail-related program – the company pays for travel and accommodations for the recipient to attend STORE, a retail focused conference, with the opportunity to meet IKEA's team

 Background Information

Major Canadian hiring locations: Burlington ON, North York ON, Etobicoke ON, Vaughan ON, Ottawa ON, Montréal QC, Boucherville QC, Edmonton AB, Calgary AB, Vancouver BC, Coquitlam BC, Winnipeg MB. Full-time employees in Canada: 1,540. Full-time at this location: 146. Full-time worldwide: 145,000. Part-time employees in Canada: 2,452.

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©2013 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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