Canada&#039;s Best Employers / en 91Թ named one of Canada's Best Employers for 2023 /celebrates/university-toronto-named-one-canada-s-best-employers-2023 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">91Թ named one of Canada's Best Employers for 2023</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-01-27T09:27:44-05:00" title="Friday, January 27, 2023 - 09:27" class="datetime">Fri, 01/27/2023 - 09:27</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/forbes" hreflang="en">Forbes</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/canada-s-best-employers" hreflang="en">Canada's Best Employers</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 91Թ has been <a href="https://www.forbes.com/lists/canada-best-employers/?sh=657c20192790">&nbsp;recognized by Forbes as one of Canada’s best employers for 2023</a> – just weeks after being <a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/news/u-of-t-named-one-of-greater-torontos-top-employers-of-2023/">named one of Greater Toronto’s top employers for 2023</a>.</p> <p>“The award is an acknowledgement of 91Թ’s commitment to creating a safe and equitable working environment, and providing accessible supports for our community,” says <b>Heather Boon</b>, acting vice-president of people strategy, equity and culture. “This work is ongoing. There is always more to do, and I’m grateful that 91Թ is willing to push the boundaries of past practice –&nbsp;and to keep improving on the progress we have made.”</p> <p>The ranking is based on independent surveys of more than 12,000 fulltime and parttime employees at companies employing at least 500 people in Canada. In anonymous surveys, employees were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family.</p> <p>Employee evaluations were also asked which employers in their respective industries stood out either positively or negatively. Participants were asked to give their opinion on topics such as working conditions, salary potential for development, and company image.</p> <h3><a href="https://people.utoronto.ca/news/u-of-t-recognized-as-one-of-canadas-best-employers-2023/">Read more at the Division of People Strategy, Equity &amp; Culture story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">PSEC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:27:44 +0000 lanthierj 179417 at 91Թ named one of Canada's Top Employers /celebrates/u-t-named-one-canada-s-top-employers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">91Թ named one of Canada's Top Employers</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-02-10T15:22:22-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 15:22" class="datetime">Wed, 02/10/2021 - 15:22</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/staff" hreflang="en">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/canada-s-best-employers" hreflang="en">Canada's Best Employers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/forbes" hreflang="en">Forbes</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 91Թ is one of the top five employers in Canada, according to a ranking by Forbes.</p> <p>In the global media company’s<a href="https://www.forbes.com/canada-best-employers/#1a563b1b241f"> annual list of Canada’s Best Employers</a> released Jan. 26, 91Թ moved up five spots from tenth overall in 2020 to fifth in 2021.</p> <p>The ranking is based on an independent survey of more than 8,000 Canadian employees working for companies with more than 500 employees in Canada and includes non-unionized and unionized employers. Participants were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family.</p> <p>“91Թ attracts, retains and engages its faculty and staff through a number of inclusive equity initiatives that support employees over various life and career stages. Our ability to attract great talent across the university is what helps make&nbsp;us successful,” said <strong>Kelly Hannah-Moffat</strong>, vice-president of human resources and equity. “The university is delighted to be recognized on the Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers 2021. This is particularly meaningful in a year where faculty, staff and the university worked together to address the challenges of the global pandemic.”</p> <p>Equitable compensation, generous parental leave and child-care benefits, tuition waivers, phased retirement and a defined benefit pension plan are available for appointed faculty, librarians and staff, Hannah-Moffat said, noting a collegial relationship with employee groups allows the university to continue to be a top employer. As well,<a href="https://hrandequity.utoronto.ca/award/true-blue-award/"> the&nbsp;True Blue Recognition Platform</a>&nbsp;showcases many of the annual awards that make up 91Թ’s formal recognition strategy, and allows colleagues to informally recognize each other for small victories and day-to-day accomplishments.</p> <h3><a href="https://hrandequity.utoronto.ca/news/university-of-torontoforbes-canadas-best-employers-2021/">Read the Human Resources &amp; Equity article</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:22:22 +0000 lanthierj 168347 at