Healthy employees = healthy production
When one thinks of a mining supply and service company, images of aerobics classes and weightlifting do not usually spring to mind.
Let employees drive wellness plans
When ASCU Community Credit Union CEO Greg Peres talks about workplace wellness, he is talking about health in all its dimensions - physical, mental and emotional.
Encourage employee feedback
In a competitive industry where attracting and retaining employees is key to company success, encouraging employee feedback on all aspects of the company may be key to employee retention.
Getting away from the everyday
For employees at Persona Communications, employee benefits means more than the free cable, although no one is complaining.
Employees involved in "lifestyle choice"
For Lyle Knudsen of Equipment World, the key to retaining valuable employees into the future is through flexibility and allowing workers to realize they are involved in a "lifestyle choice," not just a place of work.
Company perks a retention factor
Value-added benefits for staff at Travelodge Hotel Airlane in Thunder Bay are not just about employee prescription drug cards, they are also about providing help during an employee's entire lifecycle.
Employee recognition increases loyalty
At Thunder Bay Hydro, health and safety does not stop after the company has posted the mandatory WHMIS information up on the wall. For the utility company, safety is central to the workplace culture.
Support for continuing education a focus for Bowater
Health, safety and education are the three cornerstones to employee retention at Bowater Canadian Forest Products Inc. in Thunder Bay.
Put health back into health, safety
At Sudbury-based Sandvik Mining and Construction, company policy is to put the "health" back into health and safety policy.
