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North Atlantic Refining Ltd., Come By Chance. Produces refined petroleum products for customers in Canada and over 30 countries; 488 employees. What makes them great: defined benefit pension plan and matching RSP plan; paid health coverage for retirees; new employees get three weeks paid vacation; career planning services as well as in-house training initiatives and tuition subsidies.
Pictou County Health Authority, New Glasgow. Provides medical and rehabilitation services to over 48,000 residents of Pictou County, as well as regional programs to the larger population of northeastern Nova Scotia.; 654 employees. What makes them great: retirement planning assistance; defined benefit pension plan; maternity top-ups for new mothers and parental leave top-up for new fathers and adoptive parents; tuition subsidies; subsidies for professional accreditation, financial bonuses for course completions, and in-house and online training programs; new employees get three weeks vacation, increasing to four after five years on the job, plus five personal paid days off each year.
Trihedral Engineering Limited, Bedford. Develops proprietary monitoring and control software applications used in a variety of industrial applications, including water and wasterwater treatment, oil and gas, manufacturing, power generation, broadcasting, food and beverage, marine, flood control, and airport baggage handling applications; 38 employees. What makes them great: new employees get three weeks paid vacation, increasing to four after three years; business casual dress code; pet-friendly work environment; tuition subsidies, in-house training and subsidies for professional accreditations; health plan provides full coverage to employees’ family members; year-end performance bonuses; share purchase plan.
Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Promotes safe work practices and the provision of fair benefits to workers; 410 employees. What makes them great: parental leave top-up payments for new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents; option to extend parental leave into an unpaid leave of absence; alternative work options, including flexible hours, telecommuting and earned days-off; retirement planning assistance and defined benefit pension plan; health plan extends to retirees; tuition subsidies, in-house and online training.
“GASHA offers succession planning assistance to help our employees develop skills required for leadership positions – and we’re happy to say that many of our staff have progressed to supervisory, management or informal leadership roles. We also offer retirement planning assistance. Retirement is a time of transition, and we want to support our people as they move through that process.” Carrie MacIsaac, Director of Human Resources, Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority
We provide our staff with generous vacation time because it is the right thing to do. Healthcare is a challenging environment to work in. (Staff) need their vacation time to reenergize and come back prepared to do their job well. They also have days available to use, if needed, for their personal health.” Pat Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Pictou County Health Authority
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