Wednesday, February 9, 2011

canadas top 100

BC Hydro


Why were they chosen?
  • provides maternity leave top-up payments to employees who are new mothers
  • offers employees up to 20 paid personal days off each year
  • offers a range of on site amenities including a fitness facility and even massage therapy with physiotherapy services, a quiet room for meditation or religious observance, and a cafeteria with subsidized meals
Employer background ?
  • BC Hydro generates and distributes electricity to residents in British Columbia.
  •  The provincial Crown corporation is one of the largest public utilities in Canada, which operates 30 hydroelectric facilities, two gas-fired thermal plants, and one combustion fuel turbine station. offices are in Vancouver and Burnaby, BC Hydro has offices and facilities located in communities across the province.

Physical work place ?
  •  physical workplace is rated as above-average.
  •  Employees living in the Greater Vancouver Area work from major offices in Vancouver and Burnaby so close to public transit options, restaurants, shopping areas and parkland.
  • The Vancouver head office also features an on site fitness facility employee lounge, religious observance room, cafeteria , secure bicycle parking, and transit subsidies.

Work atmosphere ?
  • the work atmosphere is very good.
  • The head office employees enjoy: business casual dress, casual dress Fridays, can listen to music while working, employee sports teams.
  •  Social gatherings are organized by individual departments, and have holiday parties and other team recognition events.
  • They also keep employees up-to-date and gathers feedback through a company newsletter.

Financial benefits ?
  • BC Hydro's financial benefits are rated as above-average.
  • To keep salaries competitive the company participates in outside salary surveys every 12 months. Individual salaries are reviewed every 12 months.
  •  BC Hydro provides signing bonuses for some employees; year-end bonuses for all employees; defined benefit pension with employer contributions life & disability insurance.
Health ?
  • BC Hydro's health and family benefits are rated as very good.
  • The public utility has separate health benefits plans for its union and non-union personnel.
  • All plans offer flexibility through varying levels of coverage, from no coverage to extended levels of coverage for employees and their families.
  • There is no waiting period before coverage begins.
  •  BC Hydro's family-friendly benefits include; fertility treatments; maternity top-up payments extended unpaid parental leave option.
Employee engagement ?
  • BC Hydro's employee engagement program is rated as average.
  •  Employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months.
  •  Worker receive a performance feedback every once in while
  •  As part of the review employees can provide confidential feedback on their manager's performance as while.
  •  They also hires an outside consultant to conduct confidential employee satisfaction and engagement surveys.     
Training ?
  • BC Hydro's training and skills development program is rated as exceptional.
  •  Employees receive tuition subsidies for courses related to their position.Employees may also receive tuition subsidies for courses unrelated to their current position. 
  •  BC Hydro supports employees' 
  •  The organization offers a graduate technologist-in-training program for candidates in the engineering, operations and electrical systems maintenance and repair fields.
  •  As part of this program, participants may relocate to various parts of the province, exposing them to a variety of work environments.
Community involvement ?
  • BC Hydro's community involvement program is rated as very good.
  •  BC Hydro supports local and national charitable organizations.
  •  Employees take part in the selection of charitable groups assisted each year.
  • BC Hydro also maintains on focus energy conservation and environmental sustainability initiatives and supports and encourages individuals  to incorporate energy conservation into their everyday lives.
BC public service

Why were they chosen?
  • provides maternity top-up payments for new mothers followed by parental leave payments
  • also provides new fathers and adoptive parents with parental leave top-up payment
  • offers an incredible range of career opportunities across the province, and helps employees build their careers through in-house and online training, mentoring and tuition subsidies
  • encourages recent graduates to work at the organization by forgiving a portion of their total BC student loan amount after each year of employment
Employer background ?
  • BC Public Service is British Columbia's largest employer, with close to 30,000 employees working in 280 communities around the province.
  •  The Service supports the people of British Columbia through the delivery of a complete range of public services, including public safety, environmental protection, economic development, transportation infrastructure, natural resource management, First Nations treaty negotiations, as well as sport, cultural and recreational development initiatives.
Physical work place ?
  • BC Public Service's physical workplace is rated as above-average.
  •  Perhaps the BC Public Service greatest attribute is that it offers the chance to live and work in one of the country's most beautiful cities.
  • Located in beautiful Victoria, the provincial government's main offices are located throughout the city and located in office towers,
  •  Across its many locations employees can take advantage of on site fitness facility
Work atmosphere ?
  • BC Public Service's work atmosphere is rated as very good.
  •  Across the Service, many employees can take advantage of business casual dress; casual dress Fridays; can listen to music while working; employee sports teams.
  • Throughout the year, employees can provide feedback and stay informed about new development through a corporate intranet site; email suggestion box.
Financial benefits ?
  • BC Public Service's financial benefits are rated as above-average.
  • To keep salaries competitive the company participates in outside salary surveys every 36 months. Individual salaries are reviewed every 12 months.
  • In addition to competitive compensation, the Service offers new employee referral bonuses defined benefit pension plan; life & disability insurance.
Health ?
  • BC Public Service's health and family benefits are rated as above-average.
  • The Service's health plan is managed by Pacific Blue Cross.
  •  As part of the health plan, the employer pays 100% of the premiums.
  • The health plan is a flexible plan with adjustable premiums and coverage levels.
  •  The basic plan includes routine dental; eyecare traditional medicine coverage; alternative medicine coverage; massage therapy; medical equipment and supplies; travel insurance.
Employee engagement ?
  • BC Public Service's employee engagement program is rated as average.
  •  Employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months. .
  •  As part of the review process employees can provide confidential feedback on their manager's performance.
  •  In addition, the compensation framework for management personnel include performance bonuses that can range from 5% to 10% of salary.
Training ?
  • BC Public Service's training and skills development program is rated as very good.
  •  Employees receive tuition subsidies for courses related to their position. 
  •  Employees may also receive tuition subsidies for courses unrelated to their current position.
Community involvement ?
  • BC Public Service's community involvement program is rated as exceptional.
  •  The Service and its employees support a variety of local, national and international charities every year.
  •  Approximately 900 charitable and community organizations were supported last year.
  • Through the Service's "Provincial Employees Community Services Fund" employees can arrange to have direct payroll deductions donated to the registered charities of their choosing.
Bank of canada


Why were they chosen?
  • encourages ongoing employee development through generous tuition subsidies  for courses taken at outside institutions and offers employees the opportunity to work on exchange with other central banks and international organizations
  • helps prepare employees for retirement with retirement assistance planning and a defined benefit pension plan
  • offers employees a compassionate top-up payment (to 93% of salary for 8 weeks) if called upon to provide care for a loved one
Employer background ?
  • The Bank of Canada is a federal Crown corporation and the country's central bank, responsible for regulating and overseeing Canada's monetary policy. Established in 1934 as a private bank, the Bank of Canada was nationalized in 1938 and is today owned by the Government of Canada.
  • The country's central bank conducts its activities with considerable independence compared with most other federal institutions, with the Governor and Senior Deputy Governor appointed by the Bank's Board of Directors (with the approval of Cabinet), and the Federal Government's Deputy Minister of Finance sitting as member of the Board of Directors, but does not have a vote.
Physical work place ?
  • Bank of Canada's physical workplace is rated as exceptional.
  • The company's head office is situated in the heart of downtown Ottawa within a heritage building that
  • also houses Canada's National Currency Museum.
  •  The building is also within minutes of numerous urban parks and recreational paths, including Ottawa River and Rideau Canal.
Work atmosphere ?
  • Bank of Canada's work atmosphere is rated as above-average.
  •  On the job, employees enjoy business casual dress; casual dress daily; can listen to music while working; employee sports teams; organized social events.
  •  Past events include an annual hockey tournament an annual golf tournament, children's Christmas party, staff reception for the holiday season, and annual long service dinners.
  •  The Bank of Canada captures feedback and keeps employees up-to-date through a company newsletter; corporate intranet site.
Financial benefits ?
  • Bank of Canada's financial benefits are rated as above-average.
  • the Bank of Canada provides signing bonuses for some employees;
Health ?

  • Bank of Canada's health and family benefits are rated as above-average.
  • The basic plan includes routine dental; restorative dental; eyecare  traditional medicine coverage; alternative medicine coverage; massage therapy; medical equipment and supplies; homecare; employee assistance  plan; travel insurance; healthclub subsidy
Employee engagement ?

  • Bank of Canada's employee engagement program is rated as very good.
  • The Bank of Canada recognizes exceptional performance through long service awards.
Training ?

  • Bank of Canada's training and skills development program is rated as exceptional.\
  • The Bank also offers external development opportunities in the form of exchanges with other central banks and international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund  and Interchange Canada assignments.
Community involvement ?

  • Bank of Canada's community involvement program is rated as very good.
  •  the Bank organizes an annual holiday season food drive in order to assist local families in need. Individual departments also organize separate events with varying charitable focus.

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