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ALBERTA’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2025)
Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial
& Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off;
(5) Employee Communications; (6)
Performance Management; (7) Training &
Skills Development; and (8) Community
Involvement.
Over the course of its history, the annual
competition has become an important stage
for Alberta workplaces to highlight their
advantages. Today’s employers are
increasingly upping the ante when it comes
to these programs, adds Richard Yerema,
executive editor of the Canada’s Top 100
Employers project.
“Aspects of benefit programs or health
benefits plans are much more flexible,
much more accommodating to all types of
lifestyles and different arrangements that
people live in. Gone are the days of a
one-size-fits-all health plan,” explains
Yerema.
Benefits today are more flexible and
comprehensive than ever, often highly
targeted to the changing face of workers
“accommodating all types of lifestyles,” he
adds.
They need to be. Alberta’s Top Employers
(2025) are finding themselves in heated
competition for younger workers, who
often prefer more time off and flexibility as
much as competitive financial compensation packages, Leung explains.
Many value the ability to work from
home and have an employer “in touch”
with their values, including programs that
give back to the community, she adds.
For organizations such as Strathcona
County in Sherwood Park, which has been
a Top Employer for more than 10 years,
earning a spot on the list helps attract
skilled workers just arriving to the province.
“If we have a reputation as a place to
build a great career, that’s not just beneficial for the organization, but the community we serve,” says Darrell Reid, chief
administrative officer for Strathcona
County. An employer offering a variety of
occupations, from first responders to public
works, the municipality emphasizes career
development, often driven by its 2,400-plus
workers, he adds.
What’s more, making the list is really a
reflection of its workers’ efforts, Reid adds.
“It acknowledges that our members have
helped create this great workplace that
compares really well to the best workplaces
in Canada.”
This story was created by Content Works,
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behalf of Alberta’s Top Employers.
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