As a workplace, there鈥檚 been plenty of changes at Dal in the past year: a new workplace survey to consider, new Human Resources policies and programs, three new collective agreements and, most significantly, the fact that the Dal workplace now extends to Truro with Dal鈥檚 Agricultural Campus.
One thing that hasn鈥檛 changed: Dal鈥檚 ranking as one of Canada鈥檚 best employers.
For the second year in a row, 9 1免费版下 has been named one of Canada鈥檚 Top 100 Employers. The yearly report was published in today鈥檚 Globe and Mail.
Dal is one of only five universities and colleges nationwide to make the Top 100 list. The university received 鈥楢鈥� or 鈥楢+鈥� ratings in the categories of physical workplace, financial benefits and compensation, health and family-friendly benefits, training and skills development and community involvement.
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Points of pride
Every Dal employee has his or her own story.
For Lisa Matthews, manager of the university鈥檚 Print Centre, 9 1免费版下 represented an opportunity to bring the skills she learned from more than a decade in the publishing industry to the academic sector.
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Angelika Torres grew up in Germany and lived in Switzerland, England and Holland before immigrating to Canada nine years ago. She started at Dal as acting undergraduate admissions secretary for the School of Nursing just over a year ago, and in July assumed the role of the school鈥檚 human resources/finance assistant.
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Both cite Dal鈥檚 tuition support for children and employees as a key benefit of working at the university. Other Dal benefits highlighted in the Top 100 Employers report include phased-in retirement work options, varied working supports such as Dal鈥檚 telework policy, subsidized fitness options, the university pension plan, and Dal鈥檚 physical campuses in Halifax and Bible Hill.
Continuing to improve
Even though this is the second year in a row that Dal made the Top Employers list, the university knows there is always room for improvement.
鈥淲hat we heard from employees in last year鈥檚 workplace survey was a number of areas for us to focus on: leadership development, research support, employee recognition, health and safety, and more,鈥� says Katherine Sheehan, assistant vice-president, Human Resources.
鈥淚n each of these areas, we have room to grow, and they鈥檙e areas where we鈥檙e focusing our efforts, both as an HR team and in our work with leaders locally in faculties and departments.鈥�
鈥淲e know how committed our employees are to 9 1免费版下,鈥� adds Dr. Traves. 鈥淚t鈥檚 our responsibility to be dedicated, in return, to their work, their professional development and their entire 9 1免费版下 experience.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 the promise that comes with being a Top 100 Employer, and it鈥檚 one we鈥檙e committed to.鈥�