Three Canadian companies have been awarded a 2014 Best Employers Award for 50-plus Canadians.
This year’s winners are AltaGas, Hydro Ottawa and Sodexo.
“The people in these organizations have created innovative programs and policies to attract and retain their experienced, highly skilled older workers,” says Barbara Jaworski, founder of the awards and CEO of the Workplace Institute. “They recognize that employees over 50 are a valuable resource worth retaining and are doing what they can to protect that resource.”
The Best Employers Award for 50-plus Canadians is open to all Canadian companies with more than 20 employees.
The award is designed to recognize and reward innovative and effective programs or initiatives within organizations that lead the way in best practices concerning older workers while achieving organizational goals. Nominees are asked to demonstrate how their organization has introduced or tried new ideas or programs with mid- to late-career employees and the rewards they have reaped from doing so.
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