Recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers (2020):
Here are some of the reasons why Halton, Regional Municipality of was selected as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers (2020):
- Halton Region celebrates employee achievement through an annual recognition award, with categories in customer service, productivity and innovation, and service/product delivery — additionally, employees can nominate peers for the Halton Recognition Awards, to celebrate individuals who have made a positive impact on the community, organization and workplace
- Halton Region encourages employees to adopt healthy habits through various initiatives, including a Corporate Challenge (four-month program for employees to track their physical activity and participate in learning events), lunch and learns on wellness-related topics, and subsidized access to an onsite fitness facility
- Halton Region supports employees who are new mothers with maternity and parental leave top-up payments (to 75 per cent of salary for 25 weeks), as well as parental top-up for new fathers and adoptive parents (75 per cent of salary for 10 weeks, depending on employee group) — employees working at the organization’s head office also receive priority placement at the onsite daycare
Highlights
| Industry | Municipal government |
| Established in Canada | 1974 |
| Canadian hiring locations | Oakville ON, Burlington ON, Halton Hills ON, Milton ON |
| Full-time employees | 1,909 |
| Part-time employees | 827 |
| Average age of employees | 44.5 years |
| Longest serving employee | 48 years |
| Long-term savings | defined-benefit (DB) pension |
| Health plan premium | as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 90% of the premiums |
| Health spending account | up to $500 each year |
| Flexible work options | flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), compressed work week, telecommuting |
| Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
| Employee performance reviews | employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months |
| In-house training initiatives | apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, leadership training, paid internships |
| Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year |
| Scope of charitable involvement | local, national |