Top 100 Employers / en U of T recognized as one of Canada’s top employers for 13th consecutive year /news/u-t-recognized-one-canada-s-top-employers-13th-consecutive-year <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T recognized as one of Canada’s top employers for 13th consecutive year</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT48707_ESCB-28.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=f5lga-tm 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/UofT48707_ESCB-28.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=LqacecNR 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/UofT48707_ESCB-28.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=O3M9R3si 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT48707_ESCB-28.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=f5lga-tm" alt="a photo inside a building at U of T Scarborough"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-11-22T08:49:47-05:00" title="Friday, November 22, 2019 - 08:49" class="datetime">Fri, 11/22/2019 - 08:49</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(photo by Ken Jones)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/human-resources-equity" hreflang="en">Human Resources &amp; Equity</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/top-100-employers" hreflang="en">Top 100 Employers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">U of T Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">U of T Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The ؿζSM has been recognized as one of <a href="https://reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-university-of-toronto">Canada's Top 100 Employers</a>&nbsp;– the 13th consecutive year that the university has received the award in the national competition.</p> <p>“At U of T we are committed to investing in our employees and the university to achieve excellence in all areas, and remain a world-class institution and top employer of choice,” said <strong>Kelly Hannah-Moffat</strong>, vice-president of human resources and equity.</p> <p>“We continuously strive to improve employee experiences at U of T by fostering an inclusive work environment and a sense of belonging for our diverse workforce. I am very grateful to our employees for their efforts and their commitment to our institution’s mission.”</p> <p>Managed by Mediacorp Canada Inc., the nation’s largest publisher of employment periodicals, the competition grades employers on criteria that range from health, financial and family benefits to training, skills development&nbsp;and community involvement.</p> <p>Some of the reasons for U of T’s selection in the 2020 competition&nbsp;include its support to families through generous parental leave provisions and multiple on-site daycare options, the new True Blue platform for peer-to-peer employee recognition, contributions to employees’ defined benefit pension plan, the institution’s commitment to equity, diversity and&nbsp;inclusion, and health benefits coverage that extends to retirees.</p> <p>U of T&nbsp;is also building an intentionally inclusive work environment, investing in its diverse community and providing development opportunities to ensure all its members succeed. Each year, the&nbsp;Human Resources &amp; Equity division strengthens supports for employees and prospective applicants, including the recent development of a set of hiring guidelines to ensure practical equity, diversity and inclusion questions are embedded in all recruitment processes.</p> <p>In 2019, the&nbsp;<a href="https://ulearn.utoronto.ca/">Centre for Learning, Leadership &amp; Culture</a>&nbsp;was created to develop the university’s employees, via professional development tools and training, to transform the ways in which the U of T community perceives and engages with learning, leadership and culture. In addition to the centre, a new talent management unit was introduced to leverage the university’s excellence for the strategic recruitment of faculty, staff and librarians, create pipelines for hard-to-fill-positions&nbsp;and build talent pools of diverse and qualified candidates. The talent management unit ensures best practices inform the development and implementation of inclusive and evidence-based approaches to talent management across all three campuses.</p> <p>“These competition results continue to underscore the ؿζSM’s position as an employer of choice,” said <strong>Erin Jackson</strong>, U of T’s chief human resources officer. “We place a high priority on delivering innovative and equitable employment practices that attract, recognize and retain the talented individuals who make U of T the best university in Canada.”</p> <p>U of T employs more than 20,000 appointed and casual faculty and staff across its three campuses in the Greater Toronto Area.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:49:47 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 160862 at U of T one of Canada's top 100 employers /news/u-t-one-canada-s-top-100-employers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">U of T one of Canada's top 100 employers</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/top100.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=vslSlUAU 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/top100.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=-9DzFa2R 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/top100.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=nrDkTvMn 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/top100.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=vslSlUAU" alt="Fiona Rawle (centre) with students walking outside"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lavende4</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-11-07T11:42:54-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 11:42" class="datetime">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 11:42</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Fiona Rawle (centre), associate professor, teaching stream, introduced walking office hours to her classes (photo by Blake Eligh)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/melanie-grant" hreflang="en">Melanie Grant</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Melanie Grant</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t" hreflang="en">U of T</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/top-100-employers" hreflang="en">Top 100 Employers</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/human-resources-equity" hreflang="en">Human Resources &amp; Equity</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The ؿζSM&nbsp;has been honoured as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the tenth time.</p> <p>Canada’s Top 100 Employers are chosen annually by Mediacorp Canada Inc. in a “national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.”</p> <p>Winners were announced on November 7, 2016 in <a href="http://www.canadastop100.com/">Canada’s Top 100 online magazine</a>, published by <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.</p> <p>According to Richard Yerema, Managing Editor at Mediacorp Canada Inc., “To secure a place on a list like Canada’s Top 100 Employers an employer has to do everything well – it’s like being a hockey player who excels at both defence and offence, or an athlete who wins a triathlon.”</p> <p>U of T made the top 100 list for several reasons (see scorecard below), including:</p> <ul> <li>the university's support for&nbsp;families –&nbsp;with generous maternity and parental leave top-up payments, available to mothers, fathers and adoptive parents.</li> <li>encouraging employees to save for the future, with generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan and offers retirement planning assistance as well as phased-in work options.</li> <li>in recognition of its historic and important role in the development of Canada's largest urban region, the university's long-term "Towards 2030 Plan" incorporates a strategy to work closely with local public, private and non-profit organizations to plan and help make the region "a better place in which to live, work and prosper".</li> </ul> <p>For more information on the reasons for selection, visit U of T’s Canada's <a href="http://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-university-of-toronto">Top 100 Employer page</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt class="media-image attr__typeof__foaf:Image img__fid__2419 img__view_mode__media_large attr__format__media_large" height="439" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Top%20Employer%202017%20Scorecard.png?itok=Pe-z4Von" typeof="foaf:Image" width="778" loading="lazy"></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:42:54 +0000 lavende4 102376 at