Tuesday, February 7, 2012

CFIA - one of the NCR's top employers

The CFIA has been selected as one of the National Capital Region's (NCR) top employers for the fourth year in a row. 
http://www.canadastop100.com/ottawa/

Highlights.  Mediacorp editors have confirmed that this employer:
  • unique head office that features a variety of onsite amenities including a fully-equipped fitness facility, employee lounge, quiet room for meditation and religious observance and onsite cafeteria (with healthy and special diet menus)
  • encourages ongoing employee development with subsidies for tuition and professional accreditation, a range of in-house and online training initiatives, formal mentoring program and career planning services
  • supports employees who are new mothers with generous maternity and parental leave top-up payments (to 93% of salary for 52 weeks) and parental top-up for new fathers and adoptive parents (to 93% of salary or 35 weeks)
  • helps employees balance work and their personal life with alternative work arrangements including flexible hours, telecommuting, formal earned days-off program and shortened and compressed work week options
  • encourages employees to save for the future with contributions to a defined benefit pension plan
What do you think?