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Big-company benefits and perks, without the red tape or hierarchy: Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers for 2016 are announced
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TORONTO, March 29, 2016 /CNW/ - Like many Canadians, you probably think that working for a small or medium employer (SME) means giving up the benefits and perks that larger employers offer. You'll change your mind after reading about this year's winners of the Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers competition, announced this morning.
"The old assumption that smaller organizations offer less attractive benefits is increasingly looking out-of-date," says Richard Yerema, Managing Editor of the Canada's Top 100 Employers project at Mediacorp Canada Inc. "This year's SME winners provide striking examples of smaller organizations 'getting it right' on a range of important benefits, from maternity leave to flexible vacation policies."
Now entering its fourth year, Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers recognizes SMEs with exceptional workplaces and forward-thinking human resource policies. Employers are evaluated on the same eight criteria as the larger Canada's Top 100 Employers project: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement. To determine eligibility, the Top 100 editors follow the SME definition used by Statistics Canada, limiting the competition to private-sector companies with under 500 employees worldwide.
"Canada's economy is changing along with our long-held beliefs about job stability at larger organizations," says Anthony Meehan, Publisher at Mediacorp. "People see many larger organizations being affected by globalization and the increased pace of technological change, often outflanked by smaller, more nimble competitors. With less job security than in the past, employees are looking more favourably at smaller organizations that are driving this change as places where they will have more control over their career."
This year's Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers were announced in a special magazine in The Globe and Mail this morning – the full list of winners is attached. The editors' detailed reasons for selecting the winners were also published this morning at: http://www.CanadasTop100.com/sme
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Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers | |
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/N SPRO Inc. (Montréal QC) |
iQmetrix (Vancouver BC) |
SOURCE Mediacorp Canada Inc.
Image with caption: "Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers 2016 (CNW Group/Mediacorp Canada Inc.)". Image available at: https://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20160329_C2950_PHOTO_EN_652030.jpg
For further information: Kristina Leung, Senior Editor, Mediacorp Canada Inc., Tel. 416-964-6069 x1464
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